Brain cell karyotype of the phlebotomine sand fly Lutzomyia shannoni (Dyar) (Diptera: Psychodidae)

The brain cell karyotype of New World sand fly Lutzomyia shannoni was described. This species has four pairs of chromosomes, 2N=8, with one pair of heteromorphic chromosomes.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: María E Jiménez, Felio J Bello, Cristina Ferro, Estrella Cárdenas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2001-04-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762001000300016