Abdominal macrochaetae of female Hylesia oratex Dyar, 1913 (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Saturniidae): external morphology and medical significance

Abdominal macrochaetae of female Hylesia oratex Dyar, 1913 (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Saturniidae): external morphology and medical significance

The representatives of the genus Hylesia Hübner, [1820] are significant among the medically important Lepidoptera. Adult females use abdominal setae to wrap and protect the eggs that remain for months in nature. These setae, in contact with human skin, may cause allergic reactions including swelling...

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Main Authors: ROSÂNGELA BRITO, ALEXANDRE SPECHT, WILSON S. A. FILHO, EDEGAR FRONZA, CARLOS G.C. MIELKE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2015-09-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Subjects:
surtos alérgicos
lepidopterismo
morfologia
mariposas urticantes
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652015000401763&lng=en&tlng=en

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