. African invertebrates : a journal of biodiversity research. Invertebrates -- Africa; Biological diversity -- Africa; Biological diversity. DEVELOPMENT OF THE ANTENN/E OF TERMn'ES. 2(35 trace the development of the Hodotermes aiitenna3 satis- factorily. The embryo, just before hatching, and the smallest larvae have antennas (fig-. 5, a) which may be regarded as being in stage A (PI. XV), the transition of a X to a XII expression. These develop to a definite Xll-jointed organ (fig. 5, h), in which III divides and exhibits an internal metamorphosis (stage B). Subsequently two rudimentary Text-p
. African invertebrates : a journal of biodiversity research. Invertebrates -- Africa; Biological diversity -- Africa; Biological diversity. DEVELOPMENT OF THE ANTENN/E OF TERMn'ES. 2(35 trace the development of the Hodotermes aiitenna3 satis- factorily. The embryo, just before hatching, and the smallest larvae have antennas (fig-. 5, a) which may be regarded as being in stage A (PI. XV), the transition of a X to a XII expression. These develop to a definite Xll-jointed organ (fig. 5, h), in which III divides and exhibits an internal metamorphosis (stage B). Subsequently two rudimentary Text-pig. Hodotermes viator (LatreiUe). a. b. Antenna in first instar. c. Second instar, d-f. Third instar. g. Large worker fourth instar. joints, (10) and (11), abjunct (c), and stage E is arrived at. This is probably the condition of the organ in the second instar. Later developments, which I take to be those of the third instar, are represented in fig. 5, d-f, the new joints numbering thi-ee, four and eight respectively. The organ illustrated by (g) is taken to be that of a larger worker of the fourth instar and seems to indicate the adding during- this period of an indefinite number of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Natal Museum (Pietermaritzburg, South Africa). Council. Pietermaritzburg, South Africa : Council of the Natal Museum
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