Data in favor of possible olfactory function of the antennal nerve and lateral lobe of protocerebrum of larva of the dragonfly Aeschna grandis

Plotnikova, S. I.; Isavnina, I. L.

doi:10.1134/s0022093006030136

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“…Svidersky and Plotnikova ( 2004 ) describe the structural and functional organization of the mushroom bodies in last instar larvae, but they do so because the central nervous system is basically identical to that of the imago. Besides this report, only Plotnikova and Isavnina ( 2006 ) have studied the input of the antennal nerve to the brain in last instar nymphs of Aeshna sp. These authors found that the antennal nerve is connected to the lateral lobe of the protocerebrum and that the arborizations of such neurons are similar to those found in glomerular antennal tracts of Musca domestica.…”

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A Review of Chemosensation and Related Behavior in Aquatic Insects

Crespo

2011

Journal of Insect Science

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Insects that are secondarily adapted to aquatic environments are able to sense odors from a diverse array of sources. The antenna of these insects, as in all insects, is the main chemosensory structure and its input to the brain allows for integration of sensory information that ultimately ends in behavioral responses. Only a fraction of the aquatic insect orders have been studied with respect to their sensory biology and most of the work has centered either on the description of the different types of sensilla, or on the behavior of the insect as a whole. In this paper, the literature is exhaustively reviewed and ways in which antennal morphology, brain structure, and associated behavior can advance better understanding of the neurobiology involved in processing of chemosensory information are discussed. Moreover, the importance of studying such group of insects is stated, and at the same time it is shown that many interesting questions regarding olfactory processing can be addressed by looking into the changes that aquatic insects undergo when leaving their aquatic environment.

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confidence: 99%