Gross morphology and histology of head and salivary apparatus of the predatory bug, rhynocoris marginatus

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Kumar, S Muthu ^a   Sahayaraj, K ^a  

^a ST XAVIER S COLLEGE AUTONOMOUS   (India)

Author keywords

entomophagous; extra oral digestion; reduviids; salivary gland; stylet

Indexed keywords

HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; REDUVIIDAE; RHYNOCORIS MARGINATUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; INDIA; MOUTH; REDUVIIDAE; SALIVARY GLAND; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; INDIA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOUTH; REDUVIIDAE; SALIVARY GLANDS;

EID: 84865724583     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.012.1901     Document Type: Article

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