Comparative scanning electron microscopy of third-instar Hypoderma spp. (Diptera: Oestridae) |
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| Authors: | DOUGLAS D COLWELL MARTÍNEZ-MORENO MARTÍNEZ-MORENO HERNÁNDEZ-RODRÍGUEZ DE LA FUENTE-LÓPEZ ALUNDA & HALL |
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| Institution: | Lethbridge Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada,;Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba, Spain,;Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense UCM, Madrid, Spain,;The Natural History Museum, London, U.K., |
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| Abstract: | Scanning electron microscope study of third-instar larvae of four species of Hypoderma revealed differences among species in the pattern of spination, spine morphology and morphology of the spiracular plates. These observations identify characters that enable the differentiation of Hypoderma actaeon and H. diana, parasitizing red deer ( Cervus elaphus ) in Europe, and provide additional characters for differentiating H. bovis and H. lineatum parasitizing cattle. |
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