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Fine structure of the eggs of Anopheles (Anopheles) apicimacula (Diptera:Culicidae)
M H Rodriguez1, B Chávez, A Orozco
1Centro de Investigación de Paludismo, INSP, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico.
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association
|September 1, 1996
Abstract:
The eggs of Anopheles (Anopheles) apicimacula Dyar and Knab are described from scanning electron micrographs. The eggs are boat-shaped, with frills that extend ventrally along the length of the egg and surround the deck region. The ornamentation on the dorsal and lateral surfaces is formed by groups of smooth, round tubercles. The ventral surface is covered by irregularly jagged tubercles. Prominent lobed tubercles are present at the anterior and posterior ends of the deck.