Studies on the Digestion of Wool by Insects VII. Some Features of Digestion in Three Species of Dermestid Larvae and a Comparison with Tineola Larvae

  • Author(s): Waterhouse, D. F.
  • Title:
    Studies on the Digestion of Wool by Insects VII. Some Features of Digestion in Three Species of Dermestid Larvae and a Comparison with Tineola Larvae
  • Journal Title: Australian Journal of Biological Sciences
  • DOI: 10.1071/bi9520444
  • URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/BI9520444
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 4
  • Page(s): 444-459
  • Date: 1952-12-01
  • Abstract:

    Three species of dermestid larvae (Anthrenocerus australis, Anthrenus verbasci, and Attagenus piceus) are shown to be capable of digesting wool.

  • ISSN: 0004-9417
  • Document Type: Journal Article
  • Language: en
  • Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

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Not cited in World Catalogue of Dermestidae (J. Hava, 2025)