External morphology of sensilla on the legs of selected black fly species (Diptera: Simuliidae)

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Abstract
The sensilla on the legs of four simuliid species, S. rugglesi, S. arcticum, S. baffinense, and S. euryadminiculum were described, counted, and their distributions mapped. Eleven different sensillar types were found, including seven probable mechanoreceptors, two probable contact chemoreceptors, and two possible olfactory receptors. Other non-sensory aspects of the morphology of the legs and their roles in behaviour are described and discussed.

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