External Morphology of the Immature Stages of Metacuterebra apicalis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 775-783

  Rios Leite, Antônio Cesar ^a   Williams, Paul ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bot fly; Cuterebridae; Diptera; Immature stage; Larva; Metacuterebra apicalis; Pupa

Indexed keywords

CUTEREBRINAE; DIPTERA; OESTRIDAE;

EID: 0042942118     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02761997000600009     Document Type: Article

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