Characterization of the external female genitalia of six species of Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidade) by scanning electron microscopy

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 286-292

  da Rosa, João Aristeu ^a   Mendonça, Vagner José ^b   Rocha, Cláudia Solano ^a   Gardim, Sueli ^a   Cilense, Mario ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

External female genitalia; Taxonomy; Triatominae

Indexed keywords

HEMIPTERA; PANSTRONGYLUS; PANSTRONGYLUS HERRERI; PANSTRONGYLUS MEGISTUS; RHODNIUS; RHODNIUS COLOMBIENSIS; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS; TRIATOMA; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRIATOMA VITTICEPS; TRIATOMINAE;

EID: 77953514274     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762010000300007     Document Type: Article

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