Examination of the interior of sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) abdomen reveals novel cuticular structures involved in pheromone release: Discovering the manifold.

• Main Authors: Gabriel B Tonelli (Author), José D Andrade-Filho (Author), Aldenise M Campos (Author), Carina Margonari (Author), Amanda R Amaral (Author), Petr Volf (Author), Elisabeth J Shaw (Author), James G C Hamilton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The males of many species of New World Phlebotomines produce volatile terpenoid chemicals, shown in Lutzomyia longipalpis s.l. to be sex/aggregation pheromones. Pheromone is produced by secretory cells which surround a cuticular reservoir which collects the pheromone and passes it through a cuticula...