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The hatching of Hymenolepis diminuta eggs and penetration of the hexacanths in Tenebrio molitor beetles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

R. C. Lethbridge
R. C. Lethbridge
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Imperial College, London, S. W. 7
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The hatching of Hymenolepis diminuta eggs and penetration of the emergent hexacanths in adult and larval Tenebrio molitor beetles had been described. Hatching was shown to be a two-stage process involving rupture of the eggshell by the insect's mandibles and digestion of the remaining egg-layers in the midgut lumen. Penetration of hatched embryos was examined by histological methods that demonstrated the rate of migration and the route taken by hexacanths entering the haemocoel of adult beetles. Differences in the arrangement of the midgut tissues in adult and larval T. molitor were detected and shown to account for the failure of hexacanths to complete migration in the larvae. The role of the embryonic hooks and penetration gland secretions during hatching and penetration has also been discussed.

I should like to thank Professor T. R. E. Southwood for providing generous research facilities, Dr June Mahon for her advice and encouragement, and in particular, Dr W. Mordue for his continuous interest and many useful criticisms. This work was conducted during the tenure of a Science Research Council Studentship at Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, S.W. 7.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 62 , Issue 3 , June 1971 , pp. 445 - 456
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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