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The Functional Morphology and Interpretation of the Insect Ovipositor*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

G. G. E. Scudder
G. G. E. Scudder
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Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
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Elsewhere (Scudder, 1957a), I have outlined briefly a revised interpretation of some basal structures in the insect ovipositor. It was shown that in insects other than the Machilidae, the female genitalia has a common plan, this plan differing from that usually taken as the basic type. Whilst Snodgrass (1933) based his interpretations of all the higher orders on the condition in Machilidae, I have shown that a more satisfactory interpretation is obtained if the condition in the tepismidae is taken as the basic tvpe.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 93 , Issue 4 , April 1961 , pp. 267 - 272
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1961

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