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Comparative scanning electron microscopy of third‐instar Hypoderma spp. (Diptera: Oestridae)
Author(s) -
COLWELL DOUGLAS D.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
medical and veterinary entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2915
pISSN - 0269-283X
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2915.1998.00098.x
Subject(s) - biology , instar , larva , morphology (biology) , parasite hosting , zoology , scanning electron microscope , anatomy , ecology , physics , quantum mechanics , world wide web , computer science
Scanning electron microscope study of third‐instar larvae of four species of Hypoderma revealed differences among species in the pattern of spination, spine morphology and morphology of the spiracular plates. These observations identify characters that enable the differentiation of Hypoderma actaeon and H. diana, parasitizing red deer ( Cervus elaphus ) in Europe, and provide additional characters for differentiating H. bovis and H. lineatum parasitizing cattle.