Morphology of the first instar of Calliphora vicina, Phormia regina and Lucilia illustris (Diptera, Calliphoridae)

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 16-25

  Szpila, K ^a   Pape, T ^b   Rusinek, A ^c  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Blowflies; Calliphora vicina; Calliphoridae; First instar; Larva; Lucilia illustris; Morphology; Phormia regina; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

FLY; LARVA; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKELETON;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; FLY; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; LARVA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; LARVA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PUPA;

CALLIPHORA VICINA; CALLIPHORIDAE; DIPTERA; LUCILIA ILLUSTRIS; PHORMIA REGINA;

EID: 41549131720     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: 13652915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2008.00715.x     Document Type: Article

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