Mandibular probe

The lower jaw palpus (Palpus maxillaris; lat. From Latin. Maxillaris = "jaw" and palpus = "feeler, curry comb"), also maxillary palpus , is a leg-like feeler on the maxilla of the mouthparts of insects , crustaceans and millipedes . It represents the telepodite of this organ and usually consists of 4 to 5 individual members. He can sit on the palpifer on the stipes .

The button can be designed very differently depending on the type and group and can also be absent.

supporting documents

↑ Maxillary Palpus. In: Herder-Lexikon der Biologie. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 3-8274-0354-5 .
^ Gerhard Seifert: Entomological internship. Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart 1975, ISBN 3-13-455002-4 , p. 266.
↑ Willi Hennig : Invertebrates II. 5th edition. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Jena 1994, ISBN 3-334-60936-7 , pp. 198-199, 224, 230, 237.

[Herder-1] Maxillary Palpus. In: Herder-Lexikon der Biologie. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 3-8274-0354-5 .

[Seifert-2] Gerhard Seifert: Entomological internship. Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart 1975, ISBN 3-13-455002-4 , p. 266.

[Hennig-3] Willi Hennig : Invertebrates II. 5th edition. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Jena 1994, ISBN 3-334-60936-7 , pp. 198-199, 224, 230, 237.