Morphophysiological aspects of the digestive tract in IV stage larvae of Bradysia impatiens (Diptera: Sciaridae).

The morphological, cytological and physiological aspects of the digestive tract of the siarid Bradysia impatiens fourth-instar larvae were studied using bright-field microscopy. The division of the digestive tract into the stomodeum (foregut), the mesenteron (midgut) and the proctodeum (hindgut) was...