Ultrastructure of coeloconic sensilla on postpedicel and maxillary palp of Megaselia scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae)

• Main Authors: Kom Sukontason, Kabkaew L. Sukontason, Roy C. Vogtsberger, Noppawan Boonchu, Tarinee Chaiwong, Somsak Piangjai, Henry Disney
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=12444256391&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/62066
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

The external morphology of coeloconic sensilla (peg-like sense organs protruding from deep pits) on the postpedicel (third antennal segment) and maxillary palp from a female Megaselia scalaris (Loew) is described using scanning electron microscopy. The pegs of the sensilla located on the postpedicel...