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Sense organs in the cuticle of larval Hypoderma bovis (L.) and H. diana Brauer (Dipt., Oestridae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

J. H. Kennaugh
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, England

Extract

A histological examination of the cuticle of third-instar larvae of Hypoderma bovis (L.) and H. diana Brauer has revealed a large number of mounds with apical pits, which possibly act as chemoreceptors. The pits are in contact with nervous tissue in the epidermis by means of a rod or tube-like structure which passes vertically through the cuticle. Similar structures have been seen in the related genera Oedemagena and Przhevalskiana.

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Original Articles
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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