Description of the cave organ in three species of the genus Belminus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) by optical and scanning electron microscopy

The cave organ is a sensory receptor in the antenna pedicel of some Reduviidae. This paper describes this organ for the first time in three species of the genus Belminus, Belminus corredori, Belminus ferroae and Belminus herreri, by optical and scanning electron microscopy. The structures presented...

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Main Authors: Claudia Magaly Sandoval, Elsa Nieves, Víctor Manuel Angulo, Elis Aldana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2011-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000600020&lng=en&tlng=en