Comparative descriptions of the pupae of five species of the Culicoides imicola complex (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) from South Africa

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 97-114

  Nevill, Hilda ^a   Venter, G J ^b   Meiswinkel, R ^c   Nevill, E M ^a  

^a Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute ^*  (New Zealand)

^b ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELL ABRUZZO E DEL MOLISE G CAPORALE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ceratopogonidae; Culicoides bolitinos; Culicoides brevitarsis; Culicoides imicola complex; Culicoides loxodontis; Culicoides sp. 107; Culicoides tuttifrutti; Diptera; Morphology; Pupae; South africa

Indexed keywords

AVARITIA; BOS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CULICOIDES BOLITINOS; CULICOIDES BREVITARSIS; CULICOIDES IMICOLA; CULICOIDES LOXODONTIS; CULICOIDES TUTTIFRUTTI; DIPTERA; EQUIDAE; HEXAPODA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34547970555     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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