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Chorionic sculpturing of eggs of some Kenyan phlebotomine sandflies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

L. W. Irungu ,
Mutuku J. Mutinga  and
Elizabeth D. Kokwaro
L. W. Irungu
Affiliation:
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya
Mutuku J. Mutinga
Affiliation:
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya
Elizabeth D. Kokwaro
Affiliation:
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya
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Abstract

Studies of outer chorionic sculpturing of eggs of four species of sandflies were carried out by the use of scanning electron microscope. Two species, P. martini and S. garnhami, which utilize similar resting sites, termite hill ventilation shafts, had similar chorionic sculpturing, while two other species (S. bedfordi and S. kirki) which use several resting sites, i.e. rock crevices, tree holes and termite ventilation shafts, had chorionic sculpturings which were dissimilar.

Résumé

Des études sur les structures chroioniques extérieures des oeufs de quatre espèces de phlébotomes ont été faites à l'aide du microscope électronique. Deux espèces (P. martini et S. garnhami) qui utilisent des sites de repos similaires, puits d'aérage de la termitière, avaient des structures chorioniques similaires, alors que deux autres espèces qui utilisent plusieurs sites de repos, c.à. dire des fissures de rocher, des trous dans les arbres et les puits de ventilation de termitières, avaient des structures chronioniques dissemblables.

Keywords

Sandfliessandfly eggschorionic sculpturePhlebotomusleishmaniasisPhlébotomesoeufs de phlébotomesstructure chorioniquephlebotomesleishmaniose
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , February 1986 , pp. 45 - 48
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Copyright © ICIPE 1986

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