Scanning electron micrographs of two species of Sturnophagoides (Acari: Astigmata: Pyroglyphidae) mites in Malaysia

Scanning electron micrographs of two species of Sturnophagoides (Acari: Astigmata: Pyroglyphidae) mites in Malaysia

Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of two dust mites, Sturnophagoides brasiliensis and Sturnophagoides halterophilus, are presented to provide an improved visualization of the taxonomic characters of these mites. Sturnophagoides halterophilus can be differentiated from S. brasiliensis by thei...

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Veröffentlicht in:Tropical biomedicine 2008-12, Vol.25 (3), p.217-224
Hauptverfasser: Mariana, A, Santana Raj, A S, Ho, T M, Tan, S N, Zuhaizam, H
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Sprache:eng
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Animals
Female
Male
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Pyroglyphidae - classification
Pyroglyphidae - ultrastructure
Sex Characteristics
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Zusammenfassung:Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of two dust mites, Sturnophagoides brasiliensis and Sturnophagoides halterophilus, are presented to provide an improved visualization of the taxonomic characters of these mites. Sturnophagoides halterophilus can be differentiated from S. brasiliensis by their expanded genu and femur of leg I. The differences in morphology of male and female S. brasiliensis are also discussed.
ISSN:0127-5720