dc:creator"Craig, Douglas A.; Mary-Sasal, Nathalie";
dc:date"2013";
dc:title"A detailed description of Simulium (Meilloniellum) adersi (Pomeroy) from Mayotte, Comoro islands, with comments on bionomics and biogeography (Diptera: Simuliidae)";
dc:description"FIGURES 2 – 7. Simulium (Meilloniellum) adersi. Fig. 2. Frontal view of head of female. Scale bar = 0.2 mm. Fig. 3. Frontal view of head of male. Scale bar = 0.2 mm. Fig. 4. Mandible of female adult. Scale bar = 0.02 mm. Fig. 5. Cibarium of female adult. Scale bar = 0.05 mm. Fig. 6. Maxillary palpus and lacinia of female. Scale bar = 0.05 mm. Fig. 7. Maxillary palpus and lacinia of male. Scale bar = 0.05 mm.";
dc:description"FIGURES 8 – 13. Simulium (Meilloniellum) adersi. Fig. 8. Wing base of female. Scale bar = 0.1 mm. Arrow indicates pigmented area. Fig. 9. Metathoracic furcasternum of female. Scale bar = 0.05 mm. Fig. 10. Distal hind basitarsus of female. Scale bar = 0.05 mm. Fig. 11. Tarsal claw of female. Scale bar = 0.05 mm. Fig. 12. Pleural membrane of male showing sparse, fine hairs and sockets. Scale bar = 0.05 mm. Fig. 13. Tergites I (abdominal scale) to VII of female abdomen. Scale bar = 0.1 mm.";
dc:description"FIGURES 14 – 20. Simulium (Meilloniellum) adersi. Fig. 14. Genital fork. Scale bar = 0.05 mm. Fig. 15. Spermatheca. Scale bar = 0.02 mm. Fig. 16. Ventral view of hypogynial valves (h v). Scale bar = 0.05 mm. Fig. 17. Lateral view of anal lobe (a l) and cercus (c). Scale bar = 0.05 mm. Fig. 18. Male genitalia, ventral view (gc—gonocoxa; gs—gonostylus; v p—ventral plate; m s—median sclerite; p—paramere). Scale bar = 0.05 mm. Fig. 19. Gonocoxa (gc), gonostylus (gs) and paramere (p), lateral view. Scale bar = 0.02 mm. Fig. 20. Ventral view of ventral plate (v p) and median sclerite (m s). Scale bar = 0.02 mm.";
dc:description"FIGURES 27 – 31. Simulium (Meilloniellum) adersi. Fig. 27. Female pupal cephalic exuviae. Scale bar = 0.2 mm. Fig. 28. Male pupal cephalic exuviae. Scale bar = 0.2 mm. Fig. 29. Left lateral habitus view of last instar larva. Scale bar = 1.0 mm. Fig. 30. Dorsal view of last instar larval head. Scale bar = 0.2 mm. Fig. 31. Pupal gill histoblast. Scale bar = 0.2 mm.";
dc:description"FIGURES 21 – 25. Simulium (Meilloniellum) adersi. Fig. 21. Female pupa, right lateral view. Scale bar = 1.0 mm. Fig. 22. Cocoon, dorsal view. Scale bar = 0.5 mm. Fig. 23. Lateral view, right pupal gill. Scale bar = 0.25 mm. Fig. 24. Right thoracic pupal cuticle. Scale bar = 0.1 mm. Fig. 25. Surface structure of pupal gill filaments. Scale bar = 0.05 mm.";
dc:description"FIGURES 32 – 37. Simulium (Meilloniellum) adersi. Fig. 32. Antenna of last instar larva. Scale bar = 0.05 mm. Fig. 33. Postgenal cleft, bridge and hypostoma, last instar larva. Scale bar = 0.1 mm. Fig. 34. Hypostoma of last instar larva. Scale bar = 0.05 mm. Fig. 35. Mandible of last instar larva. Scale bar = 0.05 mm. Fig. 36. Mandible apex. Scale bar = 0.02 mm. Fig. 37. Abdominal setae, anal sclerite, accessory sclerites and posterior proleg hooks. Scale bar = 0.05 mm.";
dc:description"FIGURE 1. Geographic locality of Mayotte (French Protectorate) and the Union of the Comoros. Inset of Mayotte shows general position (dots) of localities for material examined in this study.";
