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- Title
Chorion patterns on eggs of Lutzomyia sandflies from the Peruvian Andes.
- Authors
PEREZ, J. ENRIQUE; OGUSUKU, ELENA
- Abstract
. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to depict and describe the eggs of five species of phlebotomine sandfly from the Andean region of Peru: Lutzomyia caballeroi, Lu.noguchii, Lu.peruensis, Lu.tejadai and Lu.verrucarum. Two new types of chorionic sculpturing of sandfly eggs are reported: these were named disperse (Lu.tejadai) and verrucose (Lu.noguchii). The aeropylar area of the eggs is also described for the first time for neotropical sandflies. These character states appear to vary for ecological rather than phylogenetic reasons and could be used for species identification.
- Publication
Medical & Veterinary Entomology, 1997, Vol 11, Issue 2, p127
- ISSN
0269-283X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2915.1997.tb00301.x