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(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
salivary pump
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salivary canal — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) 1. In Hemiptera, the mouth apparatus having separate food and salivary canals; the posterior of the two situated between the opposed styliform maxillae, through which salivary fluids are secreted by a salivary pump. 2. In… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
salivary ducts — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Diptera, tubes through which saliva passes from the salivary glands; anteriorly fused forming the common salivary duct opening into the salivary pump … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
salivary syringe — see salivary pump … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
common salivary duct — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Diptera, the common median part of the salivary duct opening into the salivary pump … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
silk press — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Lepidoptera larvae, a structure similar to a typical salivary pump in which the silk is molded to a thread; silk regulator; thread press … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
syringe — see salivary pump … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
syringium — n. [Gr. syrinx, pipe] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) 1. The salivary pump in Hemiptera. 2. An organ for ejecting disagreeable fluids in some insect larvae … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
assassin bug — any of numerous bugs of the family Reduviidae, feeding chiefly on other insects but including some forms that are bloodsucking parasites of mammals. Also called reduviid. [1890 95] * * * Any of about 4,000 insect species (family Reduviidae)… … Universalium
Insect morphology — Legend of body parts Tagmata : A Head, B Thorax, C Abdomen. 1. antenna 2. ocelli (lower) 3. ocelli (upper) 4. compound eye 5. brain (cerebral ganglia) 6. prothorax … Wikipedia
digestive system disease — Introduction any of the diseases that affect the human digestive tract. Such disorders may affect the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine (colon), pancreas, liver, or biliary tract. A prevalent disorder of the digestive… … Universalium
