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Keywords: the composition of the soft cuticle, Helix aspersa, hardening and darkening of the cuticle, Diaponia, Periplaneta americana, Aphodius howitti, Mytilus edulis, Palamneus swammerdami, enzymes and precursors in the hardening process, the epicuticle, cement layer, wax secretion and waterproofing of the cuticle, Phormia regina, striped rice stemborer Chilo suppressalis (=simplex), Pieris brassicae, Dictyoploca japonica, Rhodnius, Tenebrio, wetting properties of the cuticle, deposition of the cuticle, pore canals and cuticle formation, Ixodes ricinus, ecdysial membrane and molting fluid, Calliphora erythrocephala