Brain Organization of : A Hemipteran Species With Prominent Antennal Lobes

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Journal Front Neuroanat

Date 2019 Aug 6

PMID 31379518

Citations 3

Authors

Gui-Ying Xie

Bai-Wei Ma

Xiao-Lan Liu

Ya-Jun Chang

Wen-Bo Chen

Guo-Ping Li

Hong-Qiang Feng

Yong-Jun Zhang

Bente G Berg

Xin-Cheng Zhao

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Abstract

The anatomical organization of distinct regions in the insect brain often reflects their functions. In the present study, the brain structure of was examined by using immunolabeling and three-dimensional reconstruction. The results revealed the location and volume of prominent neuropils, such as the antennal lobes (AL), optic lobes (OL), anterior optic tubercles (AOTU), central body (CB), lateral accessory lobes (LAL), mushroom lobes, and distinct tritocerebral neuropils. As expected, this brain is similar to that of other insects. One exception, however, is that the antennal lobes were found to be the most prominent neuropils. Their size relative to the entire brain is the largest among all insect species studied so far. In contrast, the calyx, a region getting direct input from the antennal lobe, has a smaller size relative to the brain than that of other species. These findings may suggest that olfaction plays an essential role for .

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