Morphological Study of the Larval Spiracular System in Eight Lutzomyia Species (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-79

  Fausto, Anna Maria ^a   Feliciangeli, M Dora ^b   Maroli, Michele ^c   Mazzini, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE CARABOBO   (Venezuela)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphipneustic larvae; Light and scanning electron microscopy; Sandfly; Thoracic and abdominal spiracles

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; LUTZOMYIA LONGIPALPIS; PSYCHODIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LARVA; PSYCHODIDAE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; LARVA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 0031616253     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761998000100014     Document Type: Article

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