Myrmecophilous organs of the larvae and pupa of the lycaenid butterflyJalmenus evagoras(Donovan)
- 1 June 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Natural History
- Vol. 17 (3), 471-481
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938300770301
Abstract
An account if given of the larval and pupal morphology of the ant-attended lycaenid butterfly, Jalmenus evagoras Donovan, focusing on those structures specifically associated with the mutualistic interaction with ants. Scanning electron micrographs of these and associated structures are presented and interpreted. A brief account of the function of these myrmecophilous organs and their mode of action is included.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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