Social insect histology from the nineteenth century: the magnificent pioneer sections of Charles Janet.
Charles Janet (1849-1932) was the leading pioneer in the histological description of the internal anatomy of social insects, in particular of ants and wasps. Because many of the original Janet sections still exist, this article is able to illustrate the amazing skills through some selected pictures taken from this more than a century old material, and thus to pay tribute to this French founder of insect morphology.
Billen
Johan
J
Zoological Institute, K.U. Leuven, Naamsestraat 59, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. johan.billen@bio.kuleuven.be
Wilson
Edward O
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D000716:Anatomy, Artistic / Q000266:history*; D000818:Animals; D001000:Ants / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D004772:Entomology / Q000266:history*; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006653:Histology / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy / Q000266:history; D014863:Wasps / Q000033:anatomy & histology*