Receptors of sex pheromones and abstinons in Musca domestica and Glossina morsitans

Y. Schlein*, R. Galun, M. N. Ben-Eliahu

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Abstract

Receptors arranged in two pairs on the inner and outer sides of the proximal end of the tibia of legs of Musca domestica L. and Glossina morsitans morsitans Westwood are described here for the first time. In the male fly, these receptors function in perception of sex pheromones, as demonstrated in experiments in which the sense organs were coated with paraffin. Similar techniques showed that sense organs for abstinon are located on the tarsi. Scanning electron microscopy and light microscopy show that the tibial sense organs of Musca may be sensilla of the coeloconic type.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)291-303
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Chemical Ecology
Volume7
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1981

Keywords

  • abstinon receptors
  • coeloconic sensilla
  • Diptera
  • Glossina
  • Musca
  • Muscidae
  • Sex pheromone receptors

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