Ootaxonomic investigation of five Lutzomyia species (Diptera, Psychodidae) from Venezuela

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Am Fausto²  Md Feliciangeli¹  M Maroli¹  M Mazzini² 

[1] ,Università della Tuscia Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali Viterbo,Italy

关键词: phlebotomine sand fly;    ootaxonomy;    eggshell;    aeropyle;    fine structure;    scanning electron microscopy;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02762001000200011

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The eggshell fine structure of five sand fly species from Venezuela belonging to the genus Lutzomyia (L. migonei, L. ovallesi, L. absonodonta, L. gomezi and L. panamensis) was examined by scanning electron microscopy. The chorionic sculpturing of L. migonei, L. ovallesi, L. absonodonta and L. gomezi was characterized by series of columns arranged in palisade to form sinuous ridges. In inter-ridge areas, the basal layer was covered with fibrous material. The outer chorion of L. panamensis had a pattern known as "mountain- or volcano-like". The morphology of the posterior pole and aeropyle had a common structure in the five species, with some species-specific characters. The eggshell features of the five species are compared with those of other phlebotomine sand flies.

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