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Ultrastructural and Morphological Observations of the External and Internal Structures of the Adult Midge Culicoides grisescens Edwards (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
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: Received: 24 May 2024 / Approved: 27 May 2024 / Online: 27 May 2024 (12:56:53 CEST)
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Lu, X.; Zhang, Y. L.; Bao, S. C.; Wang, Z. F.; Ma, J.; Zhou, N. L.; Hou, X. H. Ultrastructural and Morphological Observations of the External and Internal Structures of the Adult Midge Culicoides grisescens Edwards (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Preprints2024, 2024051715. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.1715.v1
Lu, X.; Zhang, Y. L.; Bao, S. C.; Wang, Z. F.; Ma, J.; Zhou, N. L.; Hou, X. H. Ultrastructural and Morphological Observations of the External and Internal Structures of the Adult Midge Culicoides grisescens Edwards (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Preprints 2024, 2024051715. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.1715.v1
Lu, X.; Zhang, Y. L.; Bao, S. C.; Wang, Z. F.; Ma, J.; Zhou, N. L.; Hou, X. H. Ultrastructural and Morphological Observations of the External and Internal Structures of the Adult Midge Culicoides grisescens Edwards (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Preprints2024, 2024051715. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.1715.v1
APA Style
Lu, X., Zhang, Y. L., Bao, S. C., Wang, Z. F., Ma, J., Zhou, N. L., & Hou, X. H. (2024). Ultrastructural and Morphological Observations of the External and Internal Structures of the Adult Midge <em>Culicoides grisescens</em> Edwards (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.1715.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Lu, X., Nan Ling Zhou and Xiao Hui Hou. 2024 "Ultrastructural and Morphological Observations of the External and Internal Structures of the Adult Midge <em>Culicoides grisescens</em> Edwards (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.1715.v1
Abstract
The external and internal structures of male and female adults of Culicoides grisescens Edwards, were examined with scanning electron microscope (SEM) and tissue section techniques. Specimens were collected from Qilian Mountain National Park in Qinghai Province, China. The ultrastructure and morphology of compound eyes, antenna, maxillary palpus, spermathecae, genitalia and other structural characteristics of both male and female adults of C. grisescens are described. Internal structures of the species are described, including histological sections of the digestive, nervous, respiratory, and reproductive systems. This paper provides visual and descriptive details for the systematic taxonomic study of Ceratopogonidae.
Keywords
Biting midge; Culicoides; morphology; scanning electron microscope; tissue sectioning
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Insect Science
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