Departamento de Biología, Laboratorio de Parasitología Experimental, Universidad de Los Andes, La Hechicera, 5101 Mérida, Venezuela.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2011 Sep;106(6):769-72. doi: 10.1590/s0074-02762011000600020.
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.
洞穴器官是某些猎蝽科昆虫触角柄节中的一种感觉受体。本文首次通过光学和扫描电子显微镜对 3 种 Belminus 属（Belminus corredori、Belminus ferroae 和 Belminus herreri）的该器官进行了描述。所呈现的结构与报道的其他三锥虫科物种的结构具有相似的总体模式。
