@article{fdi:010043232, title = {{S}canning electron microscopy of the egg of {H}aemagogus tropicalis}, author = {{A}lencar, {J}. and {D}{\'e}gallier, {N}icolas and {G}uimaraes, {A}.{E}. and {C}osta, {J}.{M}. and {M}arques, {W}.{D}. and {S}ilva, {V}.{C}. and {S}antos {M}allet, {J}.{R}.{D}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{H}aemagogus tropicalis is strictly a forest-dwelling species from the fertile valley area of the {A}mazonia forest. {I}t is a diurnal mosquito, and the oviposition sites for the species include tree holes. {T}he eggs of {H}g. tropicalis used in this study were from females captured on {C}ombu {I}sland, situated across from the city of {B}elem, {G}uajara {B}ay, state of {P}ara, at 1 degrees 25'{S} latitude and 48 degrees 25'{W} longitude. {T}he eggs are elliptical and similar to 575 mu m long with a width of similar to 144 mu m. {T}he ventral surface of the chorionic reticulum has regular chorionic cells with hexagonal and sometimes pentagonal ornamentation. {E}ach chorionic cell has a thick external chorionic reticulum with regular borders. {T}he interior of the chorionic cells have small, evenly distributed tubercles, and the dorsal external chorionic reticulum appears porous. {T}he micropylar apparatus, located on the anterior area of the egg, was formed by a collar with a well-developed frame. {C}entrally, the micropylar disc had a diameter of similar to 20 gm and the micropylar orifice is 2.1 mu m in diameter. {T}hese data may enable construction of taxonomic keys for identifying eggs of {H}aemagogus species.}, keywords = {{H}aemagogus tropicalis ; mosquitoes ; eggs ; morphology ; ultrastructure ; scanning electron microscopy}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of the {A}merican {M}osquito {C}ontrol {A}ssociation}, volume = {24}, numero = {1}, pages = {16--20}, ISSN = {8756-971{X}}, year = {2008}, DOI = {10.2987/5632.1}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010043232}, }