Morphology of the second- and third-instar larvae of Dermatobia hominis by scanning electron microscopy

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 160-168

  De Filippis, Thelma ^a   Leite, A C R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Cuterebridae; Dermatobia hominis; Diptera; Larva; SEM

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; FLY; HISTOLOGY; LARVA; MALE; MOLTING; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; INSECT VECTORS; LARVA; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLTING; RATS;

ANIMALIA; CUTEREBRINAE; DERMATOBIA HOMINIS; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 0032052141     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.1998.00096.x     Document Type: Article

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