2007
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44[903:ucoemo]2.0.co;2
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Ultrastructural Comparison of External Morphology of Immature Stages of <I>Lutzomyia</I> (<I>Nyssomyia</I>) <I>intermedia</I> and <I>Lutzomyia</I> (<I>Nyssomyia</I>) <I>whitmani</I> (Diptera: Psychodidae), Vectors of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, by Scanning Electron Microscopy

Abstract: Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) intermedia (Lutz & Neiva 1912) and Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) whitmani (Antunes & Coutinho 1939) (Diptera: Psychodidae) are vectors of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in several endemic regions of Brazil. We analyzed the external morphological aspects of the immature stages of these two vectors by using scanning electron microscopy. In general, the larval stages of the two species are morphologically similar, although some differences were noted. Detailed examination of the eggs of both speci… Show more

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“…Five subtypes of trichoid sensilla were observed, namely long blunttipped, short sharp-tipped, short blunt-tipped, medium pointed-tipped, and apical. Bahia et al (2007) observed the trichoid sensilla in the larvae of Ny. whitmani and Ny.…”
Section: Typology Of Sensillamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Five subtypes of trichoid sensilla were observed, namely long blunttipped, short sharp-tipped, short blunt-tipped, medium pointed-tipped, and apical. Bahia et al (2007) observed the trichoid sensilla in the larvae of Ny. whitmani and Ny.…”
Section: Typology Of Sensillamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The chorionic sculpturing of sand fly eggs was first studied and described by Ward and Ready in thirteen species of New World sand flies [4]. The ultrastructure of sand fly eggshells was investigated in many New World species (approximately 50 species) [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] but only in a limited number of species of Old World sand flies [20][21][22][23][24][25]. Chorionic patterns reflect phylogenetic relationships among certain Lutzomyia sand fly species in the New World [6][7][8]10].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…whitmani (Antunes and Coutinho) revealed that chorionic patterns of both species are similar. However, details in the microanatomy of the external surface of the eggs observed by SEM can be used to differentiate the two species [14]. Alencar and Scarpassa [19] examined the chorionic sculpturing of ten Brazilian sand fly species using SEM: Ny.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%