Summary
The structure of the integument of Locusta migratoria during the fourth larval instar is studied.
The formation of the new cuticle and especially that of the epicuticle is examined as well as the structure of the hypodermic cell. The cuticle of the following instar appears at the 4th. day of the 4th. larval instar, as a trilaminate layer at the surface of the hypodermic cell. At first disrupted, this layer becomes continuous afterwards.
The formation of this cuticulin layer (in the sense of Locke) is the beginning of the cuticular cycle and is the fundamental cyclic event.
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La structure du tégument de Locusta migratoria est étudiée au cours du quatrième stade larvaire.
On examine la formation de la nouvelle cuticule et plus particulièrement celle de l'épicuticule, ainsi que la structure des cellules hypodermiques. La cuticule du prochain stade apparaît au jour 4 du stade IV sous forme d'une lame trilaminée, discontinue, puis continue, à la surface de la cellule hypodermique.
La formation de cette couche de cuticuline (au sens de Locke) représente le point de départ du cycle cuticulaire et constitue l'évènement cyclique fondamental.
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Rinterknecht, E., Levi, P. Etude au microscope electronique du cycle cuticulaire au cours du 4ème stade larvaire chez Locusta migratoria . Zeitschrift für Zellforschung 72, 390–407 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00341543
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