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Die Pulvillen vonCalliphora erythrocephala (Diptera, Brachycera) als Adhäsionsorgane

The pulvilli ofCalliphora erythrocephala (Diptera, Brachycera) as adhesive organs

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Summary

The pulvilli ofCalliphora erythrocephala were examined by light microscopy, fluorescent light microscopy, SEM and TEM. The adhesive secretion was compared with the general surface lipid layer by means of thinlayerchromatography.

On the ventral surface the pulvilli bare several thousand long, slender tenent hairs with solelike spatulate tips. The pulvillar cuticle is composed on the whole of elastic cuticle types (endocuticle, mesocuticle) with specific modifications of structure. The pulvilli contain a secretory epithelium without transport ducts which has lipid and proteinaceous inclusions.

The pulvillar secretion is a slowly volatile oily liquid which is not identical to the general surface lipid. The secretion is stored in the homogeneous cuticle within the pulvillus and transported to the ventral surface via the pore canal system.

The correlation between the structure of pulvilli and their function in the adhesion process is discussed here.

Zusammenfassung

Die Pulvillen vonCalliphora erythrocephala wurden licht und fluoreszenzmikroskopisch, raster- und transmissions-elektronenmikroskopisch untersucht. Das Adhäsionssekret wurde dünnschichtchromatographisch mit dem Körperoberflächen-Lipid verglichen.

Die Pulvillen tragen auf der Ventralseite mehrere Tausend langer dünner Hafthaare mit sohlenartigen Endverbreiterungen. Die Kutikula des Pulvillus besteht hauptsächlich aus elastischen Kutikulatypen (Endo- und Mesokutikula) in verschiedenen, spezifischen Ausbildungsformen.

Die Pulvillen enthalten ein sekretorisches Epithel ohne Ausführgänge, das Protein- und Lipideinschlüsse zeigt.

Das Pulvillensekret ist eine schwerflüchtige, ölige Flüssigkeit, die nicht identisch ist mit dem Körperoberflächen-Lipid. Das Sekret wird in der homogenen Kutikala des Pulvillus gespeichert und über das Porenkanalsystem der Ventralseite nach außen geleitet.

Der Zusammenhang zwischen der Struktur der Pulvillen und ihrer Rolle beim Adhäsionsvorgang wird diskutiert.

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Abbreviations

bl:

Basales Labyrinth

cv:

coated vesicle

db:

dense body

dlk:

Dichter Lamellenkörper

dw:

Dorsalwand

e:

Epithel

ef:

Endokutikulafasern in der „Übergangszone“ (meso 2b)

endo 1:

lamelläre Endokutikula

endo 2:

homogene Endokutikula

endo 3:

gelatinöse Endokutikula

ep:

Empodium

epi:

Epikutikula

exo:

Exokutikula

fr:

Fersenregion

fs:

Faltensaum

hh:

Hafthaare

hs:

Haarschaft

k:

Kutikula

kr:

Kralle

ku:

Kutikulinschicht

l:

Lumen

li:

Lipid

lr:

Dorsale Längsrippen

m:

Mitochondrium

mb:

Mesokutikulabalken in der „Übergangszone“ (meso 2b)

meso 1:

helle homogene Mesokutikula

meso 2a:

dunkle homogene Mesokutikula, kompakt

meso 2b:

„Übergangszone“, in der dunkle homogene Mesokutikulabalken mit faseriger Endokutikula verzahnt sind

mt:

Mikrotubulus

mvbd:

Dunkler multivesikulärer Körper

n:

Kern

pc:

Porenkanal

ps:

Proximalsklerit

pt:

Prätarsus

rer:

Rauhes endoplasmatisches Retikulum

s:

Schulter

sd:

Sehnendrüse

se:

Sehne

so:

Sohle

sr:

Saumregion

t:

Tubulus

t5 :

Tarsalglied 5

ta:

Tasche

td:

Tarsaldrüse

te:

Tarsalepithel

tg:

Taschengrund

tk:

Terminalkanäle

utr:

Unguitractor

v:

Heller Vesikel

va:

Proteinvakuole

w:

Wachsschicht

z:

Zementschicht

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Bauchhenß, E. Die Pulvillen vonCalliphora erythrocephala (Diptera, Brachycera) als Adhäsionsorgane. Zoomorphologie 93, 99–123 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00994125

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