title: Fine structure of the eggs of Anopheles (Anopheles) punctimacula.
abstract: The egg of Anopheles (Anopheles) punctimacula is described from scanning electron micrographs. Eggs of An. punctimacula are boat shaped, with lateral floats extending 70% of the length of the egg. Plastronlike polyhedral chorionic cells with distinctive boundaries and round tubercles in the cell field cover the dorsal, lateral, and ventral surfaces. Narrow decks enclosing a field of irregular jagged tubercles and 2-4 lobed tubercles are present at both egg poles.
authors: Centro de Investigaciones sobre Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors: Mario H
authors: MH
authors: Rodriguez
authors: Bibiana
authors: B
authors: Chávez
authors: Armando
authors: A
authors: Ulloa
authors: Juan I
authors: JI
authors: Arredondo-Jiménez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000166:cytology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005260:Female; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D010063:Ovum / Q000166:cytology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography