Sensilla on the terminalia of Lutzomyia spp. (Diptera: Psychodidae) sand flies

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 860-863

  Spiegel, Carolina N ^a   Brazil, Reginaldo P ^a   Soares, Maurilio J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Lutzomyia; Sand fly; Sensilla coeloconica; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; MALE; PSYCHODIDAE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; MALE; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 0034321954     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-37.6.860     Document Type: Article

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