Description of the fourth instar larva of Lutzomyia longipalpis, under scanning electron microscopy

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Antônio Cesar Rios Leite¹  Paul Williams¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Instituto de Ciências Biológicas Departamento de ParasitologiaBelo Horizonte MG ,Brasil

关键词: Lutzomyia longipalpis;    fourth instar;    larva;    morphology;    chaetotaxy;    scanning electron microscopy;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02761996000500007

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The fourth instar larva of Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) longipalpis (Phlebotomidae: Phlebotominae) was studied by scanning electron microscope. Based on three-dimensional observations, the fine structure and setal position (using of setal numeration) of the larva are presented.

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