The First Instar Larva of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Phlebotomidae)

The morphology and chaetotaxy of the first instar larva of Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) longipalpis are described based on observations made under scanning electron microscope. Because three-dimensional images were studied, some terminological changes are proposed to give a more realistic description of th...

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Main Authors: Antônio Cesar Rios Leite, Paul Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1997-03-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761997000200011