Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (1978) 24, 491-495

U. Klein and B. Müller (1978)
Functional morphology of palp sensilla related to food recognition in Gryllus bimaculatus (Saltatoria, Gryllidae)
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 24 (3), 491-495
Abstract: Peculiarities of the fine structure of three types of contact chemoreceptor on the tips of the maxillary palps of Gryllus bimaculatus are described, as observed by electron microscopy of serial sections. At the tip of one of these is a complex system of slits and channels partially filled with electron-dense material which is the stimulus conducting system between the external medium and the chemosensory dendrites. In other receptors there is an accessory dendrite with a tubular body that ends proximally to the lower edge of the hair shaft. Various structures are discussed in relation to the transduction of the mechanical stimulus, and to possible protection against excessive strain.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Gryllus bimaculatus