Structure of the pecten neuropil pathway and its innervation by bimodal peg afferents in two scorpion species
Fig 12
Overview of variations in the anatomy of the pecten neuropils in Mesobuthus eupeus, Heterometrus petersii, Paruroctonus mesaensis and Vaejovis sp.
Habitats and life styles of the respective scorpion species are listed under the species names. Left column depicts a generelised scheme of the pecten neuropil; relevant subregions are named in the upper left corner and marked in red. Species-specific differences of each subregion are listed under the respective scorpion species. Results in Paruroctonus mesaensis and Vaejovis sp. were taken from neuroanatomical studies of J.M. Melville [74] and H. Wolf [11], respectively. Asterisks refer to the used staining method. Abbreviations: a: anterior; AN: accessory neuropil; APN: anterior pecten neuropil; PPN1-3: posterior pecten neuropil1-3; p: posterior.