Histology of the Larval Neodiprion abietis (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae) Digestive Tract

The alimentary canal of Neodiprion abietis larvae is a straight tube divided into foregut, midgut, and hindgut. Posterior to the mouth, the foregut is further divided into the pharynx, esophagus (crop), and proventriculus, all of which are lined with cuticle. A pair of muscular, chitin-lined pouches...

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Main Authors: Christopher J. Lucarotti, Beatrixe H. Whittome-Waygood, David B. Levin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/910286
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description The alimentary canal of Neodiprion abietis larvae is a straight tube divided into foregut, midgut, and hindgut. Posterior to the mouth, the foregut is further divided into the pharynx, esophagus (crop), and proventriculus, all of which are lined with cuticle. A pair of muscular, chitin-lined pouches branch off the anterior foregut and lie lateral to the alimentary canal. Gastric caeca are located at the anterior end of the midgut, where the peritrophic membrane is formed and was observed throughout the midgut. A single layer of midgut columnar epithelial cells abuts on the basal lamina at one end with microvilli extending into the gut lumen at the other. Nidi of regenerative cells were observed between columnar epithelial cells at the basal lamina. Malpighian tubules are attached to the posterior end of the midgut. The hindgut consists of the pylorus, a muscular ileum connecting to a bulbous rectum, which then opens to the anus.
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spelling doaj-art-a0d078e96fd640fe98b7f50c62c9baee2025-08-20T03:38:08ZengWileyPsyche: A Journal of Entomology0033-26151687-74382011-01-01201110.1155/2011/910286910286Histology of the Larval Neodiprion abietis (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae) Digestive TractChristopher J. Lucarotti0Beatrixe H. Whittome-Waygood1David B. Levin2Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service Atlantic Forestry Centre, 1350 Regent Street, P.O. Box 4000, Fredericton, NB, E3C 2G6, CanadaDepartment of Biology, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y2, CanadaDepartment of Biology, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y2, CanadaThe alimentary canal of Neodiprion abietis larvae is a straight tube divided into foregut, midgut, and hindgut. Posterior to the mouth, the foregut is further divided into the pharynx, esophagus (crop), and proventriculus, all of which are lined with cuticle. A pair of muscular, chitin-lined pouches branch off the anterior foregut and lie lateral to the alimentary canal. Gastric caeca are located at the anterior end of the midgut, where the peritrophic membrane is formed and was observed throughout the midgut. A single layer of midgut columnar epithelial cells abuts on the basal lamina at one end with microvilli extending into the gut lumen at the other. Nidi of regenerative cells were observed between columnar epithelial cells at the basal lamina. Malpighian tubules are attached to the posterior end of the midgut. The hindgut consists of the pylorus, a muscular ileum connecting to a bulbous rectum, which then opens to the anus.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/910286
spellingShingle Christopher J. Lucarotti
Beatrixe H. Whittome-Waygood
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Histology of the Larval Neodiprion abietis (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae) Digestive Tract
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
title Histology of the Larval Neodiprion abietis (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae) Digestive Tract
title_full Histology of the Larval Neodiprion abietis (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae) Digestive Tract
title_fullStr Histology of the Larval Neodiprion abietis (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae) Digestive Tract
title_full_unstemmed Histology of the Larval Neodiprion abietis (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae) Digestive Tract
title_short Histology of the Larval Neodiprion abietis (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae) Digestive Tract
title_sort histology of the larval neodiprion abietis hymenoptera diprionidae digestive tract
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/910286
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