Figure 15

Pediculus humanus, internal anatomy of male seen from above.

a, anus; cns, ventral part of central nervous system; d, dilator; ht, heart; mg, midgut; mt, Malpighian tube; my, mycetome; r, rectum; sd and sg, salivary duct and glands; ts, testis.

(After Kahn and Nuttall.)



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