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Chorion patterns on eggs of Lutzomyia sandflies from the Peruvian Andes
Author(s) -
PEREZ J. ENRIQUE,
OGUSUKU ELENA
Publication year - 1997
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 - 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1997.tb00301.x
Subject(s) - sandfly , biology , lutzomyia , psychodidae , zoology , phlebotominae , ecology , leishmaniasis , leishmania , parasite hosting , world wide web , computer science , immunology
. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to depict and describe the eggs of five species of phlebotomine sandfly from the Andean region of Peru: Lutzomyia caballeroi, Lu.noguchii, Lu.peruensis, Lu.tejadai and Lu.verrucarum. Two new types of chorionic sculpturing of sandfly eggs are reported: these were named disperse (Lu.tejadai) and verrucose (Lu.noguchii). The aeropylar area of the eggs is also described for the first time for neotropical sandflies. These character states appear to vary for ecological rather than phylogenetic reasons and could be used for species identification.