Description and comparison of the pupae of a further two Culicoides (Avaritia) species from the dung of large herbivores in South Africa (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 277-284

  Nevill, Hilda ^a   Nevill, E M ^a   Venter, G J ^b  

^a ARC Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute ^*  (New Zealand)

^b ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Culicoides; Diptera; Dung; Morphology; Pupae; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVARITIA; BUBALUS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CULICOIDES BOLITINOS; CULICOIDES KWAGGA; CULICOIDES LOXODONTIS; DICEROS BICORNIS; DIPTERA; ELEPHANTIDAE; EQUIDAE;

EID: 77957044592     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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