Abstract
The role of the dermal glands in the moulting cycle of Rhodnius has been reinvestigated by means of the alcian blue staining technique for mucin. Mucin is secreted by the majority of the dermal glands from the eleventh day after feeding until the time of moulting. The gland sacs become distended with mucin immediately prior to moulting, and this mucin is discharged and forms and inner lubricating layer on the exuvia during ecdysis.
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