Preparation and mounting of biting midges of the genus Culicoides latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) to be observed with a scanning electron microscope

Transactions of the American Entomological Society

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 125-132

  Ronderos, Maria M ^a   Spinelli, Gustavo R ^a   Sarmiento, Patricia ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Culicoides; Dehydration; Drying; Fixation; SEM

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034415655     PISSN: 00028320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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