scolopale
1scolopale — n.; pl. ia [Gr. skolos, pointed object; L. palus, stake] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A variously shaped cup or cone with longitudinal ridges and a central filament connecting with the process of a central nerve cell; may have a terminal button; sensory …
2scolopale — …
3corpus scolopale — see scolopale …
4auditory peg — see scolopale …
5cuticular sheath — see scolopale …
6integumental scolophore — see scolopale …
7scolopidium — n.; pl. ia [Gr. dim. skolos, pointed object] A mechanoreceptor (part of a chordotonal organ) consisting essentially, of three cells: sensory neuron (scolopale), enveloping cell, and an attachment, or cap cell; scolopophore; sensillum… …
8scolopoid sheath — see scolopale …
9scolops — see scolopale …
10trichogen — n. [Gr. thrix, hair; genes, producing] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) An epidermal cell that secretes the cuticle of the seta or peg, the scolopale and the pore tubules …
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