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Scanning electron microscopy of the eggs of two species of Anopheles (Kerteszia) (Diptera: Culicidae)

Abstract

The eggs of Anopheles cruzii and An. bellator are described and illustrated using scanning electron micrographs. Hatching was observed, and larval exit documented. No morphological differences were found between the eggs of the two species.

Anopheles cruzii; Anopheles bellator; Kerteszia; Culicidae; egg morphology


ABSTRACT

Scanning electron microscopy of the eggs of two species of Anopheles (Kerteszia) (Diptera: Culicidae)

Oswaldo Paulo Forattini1

Daniel Marucci1

Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Departamento de Epidemiologia, São Paulo, Brasil

The eggs of Anopheles cruzii and An. bellator are described and illustrated using scanning electron micrographs. Hatching was observed, and larval exit documented. No morphological differences were found between the eggs of the two species.

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Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    01 June 2009
  • Date of issue
    Sept 1993
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