The Anatomy of the Larva of Cecidomyia Resinicoloides Williams
1910; Oxford University Press; Volume: 3; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1093/aesa/3.1.45
ISSN1938-2901
Autores Tópico(s)Fossil Insects in Amber
ResumoIn the January number of Entomological News, Vol. XX, I–8, 1909, I described this midge in its egg, mature larval, pupal and imaginal instars, and gave a brief biological report on it. The curious habit of the larva in living in a mass of exuding resin might be expected to have brought about some adaptive modifications of its structure, especially perhaps of its tracheal system. It is for this reason particularly that the attempt has been made to study the larval structure in detail. As much of the anatomy of the larva is described here as could be worked out in a limited time, and although over a hundred larvae were examined and dissected, the results are far from complete. Considerable difficulty was encountered in tracing out the various systems of the larva, and the writer has deemed it best to omit the doubtful things and to declare only those facts which were made manifest over and over again by the examination of a large number of specimens.
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