Ootaxonomic Investigation of Five Lutzomyia Species (Diptera, Psychodidae) from Venezuela

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 197-204

  Fausto, A M ^c   Feliciangeli, M D ^a   Maroli, M ^b   Mazzini, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE CARABOBO   (Venezuela)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aeropyle; Eggshell; Fine structure; Ootaxonomy; Phlebotomine sand fly; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; LUTZOMYIA PANAMENSIS; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PSYCHODIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; OOCYTE; PSYCHODIDAE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VENEZUELA;

ANIMALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OVUM; PSYCHODIDAE; VENEZUELA;

EID: 0035260011     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762001000200011     Document Type: Article

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