Natural haematophagy of male Lutzomyia sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 465-466

  Santos Da Silva, O ^a   Grunewald J ^a,b  

^a Hygiene Institute   (Germany)

^b Hygiene Institute D 72074   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bloodmeal; Brazil; Brumptomyia; Cattle; Haematophagy; Lu. migonei; Lu. pessoai; Lutzomyia fischeri; Male sandflies; Phlebotominae; Skin lesion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHODIDAE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 0033213795     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.1999.00190.x     Document Type: Article

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