Head morphology of 1st and 5th instar nymphs of Triatoma circummaculata and Triatoma rubrovaria (Hemiptera, Reduviidae)

International Journal of Insect Morphology and Embryology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 363-375

  Da Rosa, João A ^a   Barata, José M S ^b   Cilense, Mario ^a   Belda Neto, Francisco M ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antennae; Joints; Ommatidia; Rostrum; Sensilla

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; HEAD; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRIATOMA; ZOOLOGY;

EID: 0033508497     PISSN: 00207322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7322(99)00038-0     Document Type: Article

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