Telomere (insect morphology)

A telomere (pl.; telomeres or telomeron), literally "end piece", is a term in insect morphology, and refers to a type of "genital clasper"; (i.e., in Mallophaga, a part of the genital sac that forms a sclerotized plate on both sides of the male reproductive organ).[1][2] The telomere may have sensilla.[3]

In adult insects, genital claspers may develop in two segments, a proximal basimere and a distal telomere.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Brelih, Savo (1965). "Two new species of Ardeicola (Mallophaga) from Threskiornis". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8: 51–58. doi:10.1080/00222936508651537.
  2. ↑ Clay, Theresa (1949). "Species of the genus Saemundssonia (Mallophaga) from the Sternidae". American Museum Novitates (1409).
  3. 1 2 Rossignol, P.A.; McIver, S.B. (1977). "Fine structure and role in behavior of sensilla on the terminalia of Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae)". Journal of Morphology. 151 (3): 419–437. doi:10.1002/jmor.1051510307. eISSN 1097-4687.
  4. ↑ Hastriter, Michael W. (2009). "A description of four new species of fleas (Insecta, Siphonaptera) from Angola, Ethiopia, Papua New Guinea, and Peru". ZooKeys. 8: 39–61. doi:10.3897/zookeys.8.82.


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