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Antennal sense organs of the cockroach, Leucophaea maderae
Author(s) -
Schafer Rollie
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
journal of morphology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1097-4687
pISSN - 0362-2525
DOI - 10.1002/jmor.1051340106
Subject(s) - cockroach , biology , seta , pedicel , anatomy , scape , flagellum , antenna (radio) , sexual dimorphism , sensillum , dictyoptera , nymph , zoology , botany , genus , ecology , biochemistry , telecommunications , gene , computer science
Adult and nymphal antennae of the cockroach, Leucophaea maderae , contain nine or more different morphological types of sense organs. There is no outwardly apparent sexual dimorphism in adult antennae. Nymphs are dificient in gross numbers of sensilla. Sense organs are classified morphologically by their similarity to known types of sensila and are assigned functions on this basis and preliminary electrophysiological data: Sensilla chaetica (A), thick‐walled mechanoreceptive hairs in groups on the antennal base; S. chaetica (B), thick‐walled setae which are tactile and probably chemoreceptive, occurring in the antennal base and flagellum; S. trichodea (A), thin‐walled chemoreceptive hairs of the flagellum; S. trichodea (B), minute hairs on the scape and pedicel; S. basiconica, thin‐walled chemoreceptive pegs, and S. coeloconica („pit‐pegs”) of the flagellum; S. campaniformia and scolopidia, mechanoreceptors in the base and flagellum; plus Johnston's organ and/or connective chrodotonal organs in the pedicel. Calculations based on absolute counts of sensilla and their known innervation yield an estimate of about 3.3 × 10 4 sensilla and 10 5 cells per antenna.