Diagnostic Importance of Female External Genital Structure of Phlebotomine Sand Flies (Diptera:Psychodidae) as Observed by Scanning Electron Microscopy

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 57-61

  Mukhopadhyay, J ^a   Ghosh, K N ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

External genital structures; Indian sand flies; Phlebotomus; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 2542516381     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761997000100012     Document Type: Article

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