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1 December 2016 The Distribution of Campaniform Sensilla on the Appendages of Mindarus Species (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
Laurent Montagano, Colin Favret
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Abstract

The proprioceptive function of a campaniform sensillum is to perceive stresses and changing forces on the cuticle, facilitating insect locomotion including walking and flight. In the aphid genus Mindarus (Hemiptera: Aphididae), campaniform sensilla are often clustered in groups and are found at specific locations on the insect's appendages. Ring-shaped, approximately 5µm in diameter, these sensilla are found in predictable numbers on the pedicel (1), the trochanter (4), the femur (2–4), and the distitarsus (1). Those situated on the wings are variable in number and size. The wing sensilla form five identifiable groups: four on the forewing and one on the hindwing, with an average of 4 or 6 sensilla per group. Light and electron scanning microscopy was conducted to reveal their external anatomical detail. The pattern and distribution of campaniform sensilla does not appear to inform Mindarus taxonomy.

Laurent Montagano and Colin Favret "The Distribution of Campaniform Sensilla on the Appendages of Mindarus Species (Hemiptera: Aphididae)," Entomological News 126(3), 196-203, (1 December 2016). https://doi.org/10.3157/021.126.0305
Received: 21 April 2016; Accepted: 1 June 2016; Published: 1 December 2016
KEYWORDS
Acyrthosiphon pisum
Anatomy
Mindarinae
morphology
proprioception
Sternorrhyncha
wing
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