Electron Microscope Division, SAIF, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong-793003, India.
Microsc Res Tech. 2009 Dec;72(12):924-32. doi: 10.1002/jemt.20736.
Scanning electron microscopy revealed the presence of a number of cuticular sensillae on the head of different larval stages of the "Muga" silk moth, Antheraea assamensis. These include four types of sensilla trichodea, bead-like folded sensilla, two types of sensilla basiconica, and sensory pegs. The study seems to be the first attempt in describing the morphology and distribution pattern of the cephalic cuticular sensillae of different larval stages of the silk moth Antheraea assamensis, an indigenous species of Northeast India. The possible significance of the sensillae in searching behavior of the larval stages during feeding is discussed with the help of available literature.
扫描电子显微镜显示，“木贾”蚕（Antheraea assamensis）不同幼虫阶段的头部存在许多表皮感觉器。这些感觉器包括四种类型的毛形感觉器、珠状折叠感觉器、两种类型的刺形感觉器和感觉刺。本研究似乎是首次描述印度东北部本土物种“木贾”蚕不同幼虫阶段头部表皮感觉器的形态和分布模式。利用现有文献讨论了感觉器在幼虫取食过程中搜索行为中的可能意义。
