Sensilla of the antennae and maxillary palps of Culicoides hollensis and C. melleus (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 493-502

  Kline, Daniel L ^a   Axtell, Richard C ^a,b  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biting midges; Culicoides; Estuarine; Morphology; Olfactory sensilla; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI; CULICOIDES HOLLENSIS; CULICOIDES MELLEUS; DIPTERA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; FEMALE; MALE; SENSE ORGAN; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; FEMALE; MALE; SENSE ORGANS;

EID: 0033158558     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/36.4.493     Document Type: Article

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