Journal of Medical Entomology (1996) 33, 265-268

I. Benabdennbi, S. Bombard, Y. Braverman and B. Pesson (1996)
Differentiation of females in Sergentomyia sensu stricto (Diptera: Psychodidae) using scanning electron microscopy of pharyngeal armatures
Journal of Medical Entomology 33 (2), 265-268
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.
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Database assignments for author(s): Yehuda Braverman, Bernard Pesson

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
identification/taxonomy

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Sergentomyia minuta
	Sergentomyia theodori
	Sergentomyia fallax