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The capitulum and feeding mechanism of Ixodes hexagonus Leach. II

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

D. R. Arthur
D. R. Arthur
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, King's College, University of London
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1. The action of the mouthparts of Ixodes hexagonus during the penetration of artificial membranes is described.

2. Above the hypostomal groove, the chelicerae are closely apposed in the mid-line, but on the inner lower surface each inner cheliceral sheath is drawn into a ventral, toothed lobe, which overlies the hypostomal groove. This lobe disappears in front of the labro-hypostomal groove.

3. A lamellate mass of homogeneous material surrounds the rostrum in the skin and at the tip of the hypostome there is marked cytolysis of the dermal cells. There are some pyknotic nuclei visible in this region, and the endothelial walls of the capillaries are swollen, and some contain many polymorphs.

Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 42 , Issue 3-4 , January 1953 , pp. 187 - 191
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1953

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