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The Perispiracular Glands of Mosquito Larvae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

D. Keilin ,
P. Tate  and
M. Vincent
D. Keilin
Affiliation:
From the Molteno Institute, University of Cambridge
P. Tate
Affiliation:
From the Molteno Institute, University of Cambridge
M. Vincent
Affiliation:
From the Molteno Institute, University of Cambridge
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1. Perispiracular glands are present in the larvae of Anopheles and Culex.

2. These glands secrete an oily substance which is responsible for the hydrofuge properties of the spiracular region of mosquito larvae.

3. The differential wetting of the spiracular region and the action of oil on mosquito larvae depend on the presence of this oily secretion.

Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 27 , Issue 2 , May 1935 , pp. 257 - 262
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1935

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