Chorion patterns on eggs of Lutzomyia sandflies from the peruvian Andes

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 127-133

  Perez, J Enrique ^a   Ogusuku, Elena ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT   (Peru)

Author keywords

Andes; Chorion sculpturing; Eggs; Lutzomyia; Peru; Psychodidae; Sandflies

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LUTZOMYIA; LUTZOMYIA CABALLEROI; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 0031126825     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1997.tb00301.x     Document Type: Article

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