Scanning electron microscopy of the eggs of two species of Anopheles (Kerteszia) (Diptera: Culicidae)

Abstract

The eggs of Anopheles cruzii and An. bellator are described and illustrated using scanning electron micrographs. Hatching was observed, and larval exit documented. No morphological differences were found between the eggs of the two species.

Keywords

• Anopheles cruzii
• Anopheles bellator
• Kerteszia
• Culicidae
• egg morphology