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THE THORACIC MECHANISM OF THE MILKWEED BUG, ONCOPELTUS FASCIATUS (HETEROPTERA: LYGAEIDAE)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

C. K. Govind  and
J. W. T. Dandy
C. K. Govind
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
J. W. T. Dandy
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
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Abstract

An illustrated account of the thoracic mechanism of the milkweed bug, Oncopeltus fasciatus (Dallas), is given. The thoracic skeleton including legs and wings is described and this is followed by a discussion of the interaction of these parts with the musculature. The action of the extrinsic and intrinsic leg muscles, being well known, is tabled as are also the origins and insertions of all the thoracic muscles.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 102 , Issue 9 , September 1970 , pp. 1057 - 1074
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1970

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