Surface ultrastructure of third-instar Megaselia scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae)

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 663-665

  Sukontason, Kabkaew L ^a   Sukontason, Köm ^a   Lertthamnongtham, Sirisuda ^a   Boonchu, Noppawan ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Forensic entomology; Megaselia scalaris; Scanning electron microscopy; Third instar; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FLY; LARVA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; FEMALE; LARVA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

EID: 0036635213     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762002000500014     Document Type: Article

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