Morphological study of the thorax of the five nymphal instars of Triatoma arthurneivai Lent & Martins (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) Morfologia do tórax do quinto estádio ninfal de Triatoma arthurneivai Lent & Martins (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae)
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) was done in order to study dorsal, ventral and lateral sides of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th nymphal instars of Triatoma arthurneivai. The five nymphal instar can be recognized based on different pronotum, mesonotum and metanotum shapes and characteristics. In the 1s...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia
2005-09-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Entomologia |
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