title: Differentiation of females in Sergentomyia sensu stricto (Diptera: Psychodidae) using scanning electron microscopy of pharyngeal armatures.
abstract: Scanning electron microscopy of external ornamentation and internal armature of the pharynx was used to identify females of Sergentomyia sensu stricto. Five species from the eastern Mediterranean basin were compared; S. minuta clearly was separated from species of the fallax-group. Within the fallax-group, S. fallax was distinguished readily by its heart-shaped pharynx and the difference in armature between the dorsal and lateral plates.
authors: Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Strasbourg, Illkirch, France.
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Benabdennbi
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Bombard
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Braverman
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Pesson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D010614:Pharynx; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012732:Sex Determination Analysis