Wing geometry as a tool for studying the Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) complex
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Wing geometry as a tool for studying the Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) complex.
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عنوان ژورنال: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0074-0276
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762001000800011