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HAEMOCYTOLOGY IN INSECT BIOSYSTEMATICS: THE PROSPECT

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

J. W. Arnold
J. W. Arnold
Affiliation:
Entomology Research Institute, Canada Department of Agriculture, Ottawa
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Abstract

The haemocyte (blood cell) complex in insects has distinctive characteristics at various taxonomic levels. Some taxa can be recognized easily by major differences in the number and size of the haemocytes and the complexity of cell types. Others can be distinguished only with difficulty by means of cytological features of certain cell categories. Still others have revealed no distinguishing characters. The haemocyte complex is potentially useful for indicating some systematic relationships, and in some cases for distinguishing between morphologically similar species. The concept requires careful testing.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 104 , Issue 5 , May 1972 , pp. 655 - 659
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1972

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