…A type of insect mechanoreceptor, a collection of sensory elements that are attached to one part of the body wall at the tip and to another part at the centripetal side, stretched like a string, is called a chordotonal organ. Chordotonal organs include the tympanal organ, an insect-specific hearing organ. In addition to the tympanal organ, chordotonal organs consisting of a relatively small number of sensory elements are located near the joints of the body, such as the antennae and legs, and act as proprioceptors, but some also detect wing movement. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "tympanal organ" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…昆虫の機械受容器の一種で,体壁下にあって先端を体壁の一部に,求心側を他の部分に付着させ,弦のように張りめぐらされた感覚子が集まったものを弦音器官という。弦音器官には昆虫特有の聴覚器官である鼓膜器官tympanal organも含まれる。鼓膜器官以外には,比較的少数の感覚子からなる弦音器官が触角や足などの体の関節近くにあり自己受容器として働くが,羽の動きを受容するものもある。… ※「tympanal organ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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