The specificity of central nervous projections of locust mechanoreceptors.

The central projections of hairplates and groups of campaniform sensilla of various parts of the locust head, neck, and thorax are compared. Receptors with approximately the same peripheral location (e.g., dorsal head, wing, or proximal leg) tend to exhibit similar central projection patterns. Specificity of the projections due to different morphological types of sensory neurones may influence shape and extent of segmental ramifications; this is observed with receptors of the proximal leg joints in particular.