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. 2015 Jun 1;10(6):e0128203. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128203

Fig 5. Timing of the peritrophic matrix (PM) breakdown and defecation of bloodmeal remnants in P. argentipes, P. orientalis, P. papatasi and S. schwetzi.

Fig 5

Bloodfed females were dissected at 24, 48, 72, 96, and 120 hours PBM and checked for the localization of the bloodmeal and formation of the PM. Black area: females with bloodmeal enclosed inside the PM, white area: females with the PM broken or fully degraded where the bloodmeal is in contact with midgut epithelium, grey area: females after defecation of bloodmeal remnants. 5A: P. argentipes, 5B: P. orientalis, 5C: P. papatasi, 5D: S. schwetzi.