title: Description of Tingis americana nymphs (Hemiptera: Tingidae), with emphasis on integumentary structures.
abstract: The five instars of Tingis (Tingis) americana Drake are described and illustrated, with emphasis on the ontogenetic changes of integumentary structures. The study was performed using scanning electron microscopy.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós Graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Prédio 43.435, 91501-970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.; Email: daiimoreira@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Daiane C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós Graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Prédio 43.435, 91501-970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.; Email: marcus.guidoti@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Marcus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guidoti
authors.affiliation: Museu de Ciências Naturais, Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul (MCNZ), Rua Dr. Salvador França, 1427, 90.690-000, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.; Email: alinebar@fzb.rs.gov.br.
authors.forename: Aline
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barcellos
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós Graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Prédio 43.435, 91501-970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.; Email: luredael@ufrgs.br.
authors.forename: Luiza R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Redaelli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000145:classification* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D034582:Integumentary System / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D009758:Nymph / Q000145:classification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013045:Species Specificity