Morphological diversity of male salivary glands in Panorpidae (Mecoptera)

The morphology of the male salivary glands of eighteen species of Panorpidae from China was studied using light microscopy. The results show that the male salivary glands differ markedly both at generic and specific levels. In Neopanorpa, the salivary glands consist of only two simple long secretory...

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Main Authors: Na MA, Shu-Yu LIU, Bao-Zhen HUA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2011-07-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201103-0024_Morphological_diversity_of_male_salivary_glands_in_Panorpidae_Mecoptera.php