Morphology of the First Instar of the House Fly Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae)

Krzysztof Szpila; Thomas Pape

doi:10.1093/jmedent/45.4.594

Morphology of the First Instar of the House Fly Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae)

Krzysztof Szpila^*
, Thomas Pape

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Scanning electron microscopy documentation of the first instar of Musca domestica L. is presented for the first time. The following morphological structures are documented: antenna, maxillary palpus, facial mask, spinulation, posterior spiracles, anal pad, and integumental micropores. Morphology of the first-instar larva of M. domestica is discussed in light of existing knowledge about early larval instars of Calyptrata flies.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Medical Entomology
Volume	45
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	594-599
Number of pages	6
ISSN	0022-2585
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/jmedent/45.4.594
Publication status	Published - 2008

Keywords

First instar
Larva
Morphology
Musca domestica
Scanning electron microscopy

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