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- Title
Description of Eggs and Nymphs of Linshcosteus karupus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae).
- Authors
Galvão, Cleber; McAloon, F. Michael; Rocha, Dayse S.; Schaefer, Carl W.; Patterson, James; Jurberg, José
- Abstract
For the first time, the eggs and all instars of a species of the Indian genus Linshcosteus are described using morphometrics and optical and scanning electron microscopy. Linshcosteus karupus Galvão, Patterson, Rocha & Jurberg, 2002 was recently described from near Kalakkadu, Tamil Nadu State, southern India. In addition, current knowledge and the importance of morphological studies of immature Triatominae are discussed.
- Subjects
CHAGAS' disease; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; CONENOSES; ASSASSIN bugs; SCANNING electron microscopy
- Publication
Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 2005, Vol 98, Issue 6, p861
- ISSN
0013-8746
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1603/0013-8746(2005)098[0861:DOEANO]2.0.CO;2