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PTEROTHORACIC MUSCULATURE OF THE ADULT MALE SPRUCE BUDWORM, CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA (LEPIDOPTERA: TORTRICIDAE)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

B. K. Mitchell  and
W. D. Seabrook
B. K. Mitchell
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton
W. D. Seabrook
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton
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Abstract

The musculature of the pterothorax of the adult male Choristoneura fumiferana (Clem.) is described in detail and the arrangement of muscles is shown to correspond closely to other lepidopterans. A comparison with the general plan of the alate segment is also attempted.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 103 , Issue 1 , January 1971 , pp. 1 - 12
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1971

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