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Sugar meals in Phlebotominae and Simuliidae (Diptera)
Author(s) -
Lewis D. J.,
Domoney Cheryl R.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal entomological society of london. series a, general entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-3032
pISSN - 0375-0418
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1966.tb00340.x
Subject(s) - phlebotominae , sugar , blood sucking , zoology , biology , food science , immunology , psychodidae , leishmaniasis
SYNOPSIS The significance of sugar‐feeding by blood‐sucking Nematocera is briefly discussed, with special reference to Phlebotominae and Simuliidae. An account is given of the sugar content of the crops of some of these flies, as shown by chromatography.