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THE ALIMENTARY CANAL OF SCOLYTUS MULTISTRIATUS (COLEOPTERA: SCOLYTIDAE): A HISTOLOGICAL STUDY

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

W. V. Baker
Affiliation:
Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
C. L. Estrin
Affiliation:
Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

Abstract

A study of the anatomy and histology of the alimentary canal of Scolytus multistriatus Marsham suggests that the midgut diverticula are centres for the regeneration of the midgut cells and that the structure of the midgut epithelium and the proventriculus facilitate the rapid uptake of nutrients from food.

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Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1974

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