Assassin Bug - Osashigame

Japanese: オオサシガメ - おおさしがめ
Assassin Bug - Osashigame

…He is said to be the founder of modern insect physiology. His research on the relationship between insect metamorphosis and brain hormones and juvenile hormones using the assassin bug Rhodnius prolixus is famous, and his book The Principle of Insect Physiology (first published in 1939, now in its seventh edition in 1972 after various major revisions) remains a classic in the field. [Denji Kobayashi] …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the giant assassin bug is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…現代的な意味での昆虫生理学の創始者といわれる。オオサシガメRhodnius prolixusを用いた昆虫の変態と脳ホルモンおよび幼若ホルモンとの関係の研究は有名であり,その著《昆虫生理学の原理The Principle of Insect Physiology》(初版は1939年,さまざまな大改訂を経て現在は1972年の第7版)はこの分野における古典の地位を今も失っていない。【小林 伝司】。…

※「オオサシガメ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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