flagellar sensilla of the eusocial gall-inducing thrips kladothrips intermedius and its kleptoparasite, koptothrips dyskritus (thysanoptera: phlaeothripinae). | insect antennal flagella host a multitude of sensory organs fulfilling different functions. chemoreception, for example, is essential for insects in many contexts. both olfaction and contact chemoreception are involved in host-plant selection, as well as in the integrity of insect societies, especially for nestmate recognition. kladothrips intermedius is a eusocial gall-inducing thrips with two castes: dispersers and soldiers. koptothrips dyskritus is a specialist in invading kl. intermedius gal ... | 2011 | 21802361 |