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Issue: Vol. 5799 No. 3: 29 Apr. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-04-29
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5799.3.11
Page range: 594-598
Abstract views: 67
PDF downloaded: 4

First description of the egg ultrastructure of Chetogena scutellaris (Wulp, 1890) (Diptera: Tachinidae)

Departamento de Agronomia; Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri; 39100–000 – Rodovia MGT 367; Bairro Alto da Jacuba; Diamantina; Minas Gerais; Brasil; NA
Fiocruz Mato Grosso do Sul; 79081–746 – Rua Gabriel 92; Bairro Jardim das Nações; Campo Grande; Mato Grosso do Sul; Brasil; NA
Departamento de Ciências Biológicas; Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri; 39100–000 – Rodovia MGT 367; Bairro Alto da Jacuba; Diamantina; Minas Gerais; Brasil; NA
Departamento de Agronomia; Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri; 39100–000 – Rodovia MGT 367; Bairro Alto da Jacuba; Diamantina; Minas Gerais; Brasil; NA
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How to Cite

Pinheiro, R.A., Toma, R., Santos, C.A. & Soares, M.A. (2026) First description of the egg ultrastructure of Chetogena scutellaris (Wulp, 1890) (Diptera: Tachinidae). Zootaxa, 5799 (3), 594–598. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5799.3.11