Observations on the Biology and Anatomy of Myerslopiidae (Hemiptera, Membracoidea)

Figure 5

Excretory cells of the Malpighian tubules of Mapuchea chilensis. ((a)–(c)) Adult insects, general structure of the cells. (d) 3rd instar nymph, an excretory cell showing deposits of granular glycogen and lamellar microvilli bordering an intracellular canaliculus. lm: tubule lumen; tr: trachea; and bmi: basal membrane infoldings. Intracellular canaliculi are shown with arrowheads in (b) and an asterisk in (c).

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