Description of the cave organ in three species of the genus Belminus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) by optical and scanning electron microscopy.
The cave organ is a sensory receptor in the antenna pedicel of some Reduviidae. This paper describes this organ for the first time in three species of the genus Belminus, Belminus corredori, Belminus ferroae and Belminus herreri, by optical and scanning electron microscopy. The structures presented a general pattern similar to one reported for other species of Triatominae.
Departamento de Biología, Laboratorio de Parasitología Experimental, Universidad de Los Andes, La Hechicera, 5101 Mérida, Venezuela. magaly6@yahoo.com
Claudia Magaly
CM
Sandoval
Elsa
E
Nieves
Víctor Manuel
VM
Angulo
Elis
E
Aldana
D000818:Animals; D057506:Arthropod Antennae / Q000166:cytology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D014225:Triatominae / Q000145:classification / Q000648:ultrastructure*