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
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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