AbstractsBiology & Animal Science
The external anatomy of the four-lined leaf bug.
| Institution: | McGill University |
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| Department: | Department of Entomology. |
| Degree: | MS. |
| Year: | 1939 |
| Keywords: | Entomology. |
| Record ID: | 1503658 |
| Full text PDF: | http://digitool.library.mcgill.ca/thesisfile130137.pdf |
Abstract
The scope of this thesis is restricted to the external anatomy of the adult of the four-1ined 1eaf bug, Poeci1ocapsus 1ineatus Fab. (1798). The writer had a taxonomic interest in the Miridae, and selected this species for a morpholog1ca1 study because it is a large and well-known form, and may be considered typical of the family. Its heavy sclerotization and relative lack of pigmentation render it particularly suitable for such a study. [...]
