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THE PROVENTRICULUS OF A GROUND BEETLE, CHLAENIUS SP. (COLEOPTERA, CARABIDAE)*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

W. W. Judd
Affiliation:
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.

Abstract

The structure of the proventriculus of a ground beetle of the genus Chlaenius is described. It is similar to the proventriculi of ground bettles studied by other authors, in that its sclerotized intima is organized in the form of four longitudinal folds alternating with four longitudinal ridges.

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Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1947

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