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Issue: Vol. 1896 No. 1: 10 Oct. 2008
Type: Article
Published: 2008-10-10
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1896.1.5
Page range: 51–57
Abstract views: 30
PDF downloaded: 1

Description of the fourth-stage larva and pupa of Stegomyia edwardsi Barraud (Diptera: Culicidae)

Centre for Research in Medical Entomology (Indian Council of Medical Research), 4, Sarojini Street, Chinna Chokkikulam, Madurai-625 002, Tamil Nadu, India
Centre for Research in Medical Entomology (Indian Council of Medical Research), 4, Sarojini Street, Chinna Chokkikulam, Madurai-625 002, Tamil Nadu, India
Centre for Research in Medical Entomology (Indian Council of Medical Research), 4, Sarojini Street, Chinna Chokkikulam, Madurai-625 002, Tamil Nadu, India
Centre for Research in Medical Entomology (Indian Council of Medical Research), 4, Sarojini Street, Chinna Chokkikulam, Madurai-625 002, Tamil Nadu, India
Centre for Research in Medical Entomology (Indian Council of Medical Research), 4, Sarojini Street, Chinna Chokkikulam, Madurai-625 002, Tamil Nadu, India
Diptera Stegomyia edwardsi Aedes Andaman and Nicobar Islands India

Abstract

The fourth-stage larva and pupa of Stegomyia edwardsi (Barraud) are described and illustrated for the first time.

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