Ingestion of saliva during carbohydrate feeding by Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera; Psychodidae)

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 85-87

  Cavalcante, Reginaldo R ^a   Pereira, Marcos H ^b   Freitas, Jorge M ^b   Gontijo, Nelder De F ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate ingestion; Lutzomyia longipalpis; Saliva ingestion

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LUTZOMYIA LONGIPALPIS; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 33644504225     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000100016     Document Type: Article

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