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A comparative survey of the neurosecretory cells occurring in the adult brain of several species of Lepidoptera
Author(s) -
HINKS C.F.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
journal of entomology series a, general entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-3032
pISSN - 0047-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1971.tb00104.x
Subject(s) - lepidoptera genitalia , biology , zoology , ecology
SYNOPSIS The types of neurosecretory cell occurring in the adult brain of 23 species of Lepidoptera are described, and their numbers and distribution recorded. A system of classification based on existing descriptions of neurosecretory cells from Lepidoptera and insects from other orders is proposed.