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Les sensilles de l'antenne chez quelques blattes et en particulier chez Blaberus craniifer (Burm.)

The antennal sensilla of some cockroaches with special reference to Blaberus craniifer (Burm.)

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The antennae of cockroaches were studied with both scanning and transmission electron microscope. The sense organs of the scape and pedicel are essentially proprioceptors. The chemoreceptors are very numerous on the flagellum (more than 100000) but in the case of Periplaneta and Blatta, a significant sexuel dimorphism is noticed. Such a dimorphism does not exist in Blaberus and its relation with the perception of the sexual attractants is discussed. Three principal sense organs of Blaberus are described: big thick walled hairs with gustatory and mechanoreceptive function; thin walled olfactory hairs with pore-tubules innervated by one or two neurons; thick walled grooved hairs with four neurons and olfactory function. Special attention was given to the secretory aspect of the accessory cells in the olfactory sensilla. A preliminary electrophysiological investigation confirms the above mentioned functional interpretations. The gregarious pheromone seems to be perceived by some little thick walled grooved hairs.

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Les organes sensoriels du scape et du pédicelle sont essentiellement propriocepteurs. Le fouet est très riche en chimiorécepteurs (plus de 100000) mais chez Periplaneta et Blatta, on observe un net dimorphisme sexuel qui n'existe pas chez Blaberus. La relation entre un tel dimorphisme et la perception des phéromones sexuelles est discutée. L'ultrastructure des trois principaux types de sensilles est décrite: Ce sont des grandes soies gustatives et mécanoréceptrices, des petites soies olfactives à paroi mince et percée de pores et de tubules qui sont innervées par un ou deux neurones, des petites soies olfactives à paroi épaisse et striée qui contiennent toujours quatre neurones. L'étude électrophysiologique préliminaire confirme les résultats ci dessus en ce qui concerne le rôle des sensilles: La phéromone grégaire peut être perçue au niveau de certaines petites soies olfactives striées.

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Lambin, M. Les sensilles de l'antenne chez quelques blattes et en particulier chez Blaberus craniifer (Burm.). Z.Zellforsch 143, 183–206 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00307478

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