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THE author commenced his observations with the terminal appendage in the larva of Xiphhyctria drornedarius. This larva, which is almost apterous, lives in galleries in rotten wood, and the appendage is used firstly as a prop and partly to compress the loose substance behind it to give it a firm support as it gradually progresses by gnawing away the wood in front. He then extended his researches to the hairs, bristles, &c., of other internal-feeding larvae, especially those Thich are apterous or subapterous; and in this small volume we have the results of his careful investigations.
Ueber chitinöse Fortbewegungs-Apparate einiger (insbesondere fussloser) Insektenlarven.
By Dr. Wilhelm Leisewitz. Pp. iv + 143; with 46 illustrations in the text. (Munich: C. Reinhardt, 1906.) Price 4 marks.
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KIRBY, W. Ueber chitinöse Fortbewegungs-Apparate einiger (insbesondere fussloser) Insektenlarven. Nature 75, 54 (1906). https://doi.org/10.1038/075054a0
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