| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1975 |
| Authors: | M. J. Faucheux |
| Journal: | Annales de la Société Entomologique de France |
| Volume: | 11 |
| Pagination: | 709-722 |
| Date Published: | 1975 |
| Keywords: | Atylotus fulvus, Chrysops caecutiens, Europe, France, Haematopota pluvialis, Morphology, Mouthparts, Review, Tabanidae, Tabanus bovinus, Ultrastructure |
| Abstract: | Examination with the scanning electron microscope of the mouthparts of Atylotus fulvus (Mg.) (Ochrops fulvus), Tabanus bovinus L., Chrysops caecutiens (L.) and Haematopota pluvialis (L.) (Chrysozona pluvialis), showed that in the females of all 4 species, the mandibles function as files and the maxillae as saws. The epipharynx has 2 sensory papillae at its distal extremity, the composition of the sensilla differing according to the sex of the fly. The function of those of the female is probably to detect variations in temperature. In both sexes, the food canal contains 7 pairs of sensilla, the role of which is probably gustatory. |
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