The structures of antennal segments and ultrastructures of antennal sensilla were studied in representatives of 28 families of caddisflies from both extant suborders by the methods of light and scanning electron microscopy. Sixteen types of the sensilla have been found to occur on the antenna in Trichoptera; some of them were found for the first time. Morphological characters of the cuticular structures on the antennal surface demonstrate the significant structural differences both in various families and in the lower taxonomy levels. Specialized sensory fields differing structurally from the rest of the flagellomer surface have been found on the antennas in the suborder Phryganeina. A modified classification of sensilla based on the cuticular structures is proposed.

Translated title of the contributionStructure and localization of sensilla on antennas of caddisflies (insecta trichoptera)
Original languageRussian
Pages (from-to)504-512
Number of pages9
JournalЖУРНАЛ ЭВОЛЮЦИОННОЙ БИОХИМИИ И ФИЗИОЛОГИИ
Volume47
Issue number6
StatePublished - 2011

    Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Physiology

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