Histology of the Larval Neodiprion abietis (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae) Digestive Tract

The alimentary canal of Neodiprion abietis larvae is a straight tube divided into foregut, midgut, and hindgut. Posterior to the mouth, the foregut is further divided into the pharynx, esophagus (crop), and proventriculus, all of which are lined with cuticle. A pair of muscular, chitin-lined pouches...

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Main Authors: Christopher J. Lucarotti, Beatrixe H. Whittome-Waygood, David B. Levin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/910286
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