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17 June 2020 Detection of conspecifics through olfaction in the Neotropical harvestman Mischonyx cuspidatus (Arachnida: Opiliones)
Jéssica M. Dias, Júlio M.G. Segovia, Rodrigo H. Willemart
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Abstract

Chemoreception is a main sensory modality in harvestmen but there has been no experimental evidence of attraction to conspecifics by olfaction excluding contact chemoreception as an alternative explanation. Here, using a Y-maze olfactometer we tested whether the harvestman Mischonyx cuspidatus (Roewer, 1913) is attracted to volatiles of conspecifics. We found that males were attracted to volatiles of other males, but not females. Females were not attracted to female's volatiles, but were marginally more often attracted to volatiles of males. Our results help understanding mechanisms in mating and social behavior in the order Opiliones.

Jéssica M. Dias, Júlio M.G. Segovia, and Rodrigo H. Willemart "Detection of conspecifics through olfaction in the Neotropical harvestman Mischonyx cuspidatus (Arachnida: Opiliones)," The Journal of Arachnology 48(1), 94-97, (17 June 2020). https://doi.org/10.1636/0161-8202-48.1.94
Received: 29 July 2019; Published: 17 June 2020
KEYWORDS
chemical communication
chemoreception
Laniatores
olfactometer
pheromone
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