Morphometric study of the midgut epithelium in larvae of Diatraea saccharalis fabricius (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae);Estudo morfométrico do epitélio do intestino médio em larvas de Diatraea saccharalis fabricius (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 453-459

  Pinheiro, Daniela O ^a   Silva, Reinaldo J ^a   Quagio Grassiotto, Irani ^a   Gregório, Elisa A ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epithelial cell; Insect; Mesenteron; Morphometry; Sugarcane borer

Indexed keywords

DIATRAEA SACCHARALIS; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 33747373225     PISSN: 1519566X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-566X2003000300012     Document Type: Article

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