The labellar and tarsal chemosensilla in Anopheles maculipennis atroparvus Van Thiel: electrophysiological and morphological observation.
The presence of chemosensilla on labella and tarsi of Anopheles m.a. has been demonstrated by means of morphological (S.E.M.) and electro physiological (tip-recording) techniques. Results have shown that: 1) at least 3 chemosensory units are located in both types of chemosensilla; 2) stimulation with NaCl evoked various response patterns depending on NaCl concentration in the labellar chemosensilla and just a single pattern in the tarsal ones.
D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000502:physiology*; D002628:Chemoreceptor Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005260:Female; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning