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Comparative embryology of Nomia melanderi, Megachile rotundata, and Bombus griseocollis (Hymenoptera:Apoidea)

Creator:

Hartman, Margaret Jane

Abstract:

Organogenesis was observed in different age embryos and first instar larvae of Nomia melanderi Cockerell (Halictidae), Megachile rotundata (Fabricius) (Megachilidae), and Bombus griseocollis (DeGeer) (Apidae) (Hymenoptera : Apoidea). It was found that, with the exception of the ventral nerve cord, comparable organ development had occurred by the beginning of the...

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Masters Thesis

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professor, Dr. W. P. Stephen, Professor of Entomology, Oregon State University, for his guidance