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AN EVALUATION OF THE USE OF ELYTRA AND BODIES IN X-RAY ENERGY-DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES OF THE RED TURNIP BEETLE, ENTOMOSCELIS AMERICANA (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

W. J. Turnock
Affiliation:
Agriculture Canada, Research Station, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2M9
G. H. Gerber
Affiliation:
Agriculture Canada, Research Station, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2M9
D. U. Sabourin
Affiliation:
Agriculture Canada, Research Station, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2M9

Abstract

Samples of the bodies and elytra of Entomoscelis americana Brown were analyzed separately by X-ray energy-dispersive spectroscopy. Discriminant analysis revealed that the chemoprints of the bodies of newly-emerged beetles (1 wk old) were distinct from those of post-aestivation beetles (9- to 10-wk old). However, the chemoprints of the elytra of newly-emerged and post-aestivation beetles were not as different as those of the bodies as demonstrated by the overlap in the plot of the first two canonical variables. The variances of the mean difference of individual variables between newly-emerged and post-aestivation groups generally were smaller for elytra than for bodies. This suggests that the chemoprints of the elytra of E. americana are more stable than those of the bodies and consequently the elytra should be more suitable than the bodies in insect dispersal studies utilizing the X-ray energy-dispersive spectroscopy technique.

Résumé

On a analysé séparément des échantillons de corps et d’élytres de Entomoscelis americana Brown par radiospectroscopie à dissipation d’énergie. L’analyse discriminante révèle que les empreintes chimiques laissées par les corps des coléoptères nouvellement éclos (1 semaine) diffèrent de celles des imagos après diapause estivale (9-10) semaines). Mais les empreintes des élytres des deux groupes ne diffèrent pas autant que celles des corps, comme en témoigne le chevauchement des deux premières variables canoniques dans la parcelle d’essai. Les variances de la différence moyenne de chaque variable entre les deux groupes sont généralement plus faibles pour les élytres que pour les corps. Il semblerait donc que les empreintes chimiques des élytres de E. americana soient plus stables que celles des corps, de telle sorte que les élytres devraient se prêter davantage aux études de dispersion d’énergie par cette technique de radiospectroscopie.

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Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1980

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