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 the positions of the setae. On the larval body, the pairs of setae have the following number: 9 on the head, 12 on the prothorax, 8 on the meso- and metathorax, 6 on the first to eighth abdominal segments, and 8 on the ninth abdominal segment
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| Format: | Digital revista |
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| Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
1997
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761997000200011 |
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