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Structure of Hemimerus deceptus Rehn. var. ovatus; an external parasite of Cricetomys gambiense
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 April 2009
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The present work, fills in some of the gaps in the morphological descriptions of Hemimerus, as given by Hansen (1894) and Jordan (1909), and deals with the details of the anatomical modifications associated with the semiparasitic mode of life.
It seems that this semiparasitic mode of life is of mutual assistance or “symbiosis”.
The modifications are seen in the mouthparts (especially the ligula and the superlingua), pleural sclerites and the thoracic limbs.
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