Study on cibarial armature and sense organs of Armigeres subalbatus (Coquillett) with scanning electron microscope (Diptera: Culicidae)

Abstract

A detailed description of cibarium of Armigeres (Armigeres) subalbatus (Coquillett) has been illustrated for the first time with the aid of Scanning Electron Microscope. The description of cibarial armature is based on structure of cibarial bar, width & characteristic of lateral flanges and number of cibarial sense organs or papillae viz. palatal papillae, larger dorsal papillae, and smaller dorsal papillae. Ventral papillae are found to be absent in this species.