The Hatching Organ ofLipeurus columbaeLinn. (Mallophaga), with a Note on its Phylogenetic Significance

1 October 1932

journal article
research article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Parasitology

Vol. 24 (3) , 365-367
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000020771

Abstract

The hatching organ ofLipeurus columbaeLinn. is described. It is very similar to that already described in sucking lice, and unlike that of any other group of insects. This resemblance is further evidence for the affinity of the Mallophaga and Siphunculata.

Keywords

HATCHING ORGAN
COLUMBAE
LINN
MALLOPHAGA
LIPEURUS
AFFINITY
NOTE
SIPHUNCULATA
INSECTS

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