Comparative study of antennal and maxillary palp olfactory sensilla of female biting midges (diptera: Ceratopogonidae: Culicoides) in the context of host preference and phylogeny

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 485-492

  Isberg, Elin ^a   Hillbur, Ylva ^a,b   Ignell, Rickard ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b International Institute for Tropical Agriculture   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

and phylogeny; biting midge; Culicoides; host preference; olfactory sensilla

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANTENNA (ORGAN); ARTICLE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MOUTH; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SENSILLUM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPOD ANTENNAE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOUTH; PHYLOGENY; SENSILLA;

CERATOPOGONIDAE; CULICOIDES CHIOPTERUS; CULICOIDES FESTIVIPENNIS; CULICOIDES OBSOLETUS; CULICOIDES PULICARIS; CULICOIDES PUNCTATUS; DIPTERA; EQUIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84878320171     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME12235     Document Type: Article

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