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Figure 7

From: Piercing and sucking mouth parts sensilla of irradiated mosquito, Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) with gamma radiation

Figure 7

SEM photography of irradiated female mosquito, Culex pipiens as pupae with 80 Gy (A-1) showing falling of most sensilla squamiformia (S.Sq), (B-1) dwarfing and shrinkage of capitate peg sensilla (C.Ps) at the distal end of maxillary palp. (C-1) clumping and sticking of sensilla trichodea (S.Tr), (D-1) higher magnification of clypeus shows changes in the normal shape of sensilla trichodea (S.Tr). (E-1) showing destroy of most sensilla, falling of sensilla chateica (S.Ch), disorganization and loss of labial palps shape. (F-1) tear of the labial palps tip.

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