Thrips (Caliothrips phaseoli)

Containing taxa: Animalia » Arthropoda » Pancrustacea » Insecta » Hemipteroid assemblage » Thysanoptera

Photoreceptors:
Receptor Opsin λmax Filter λmax Filter λ50% Recep. λmax
G receptor530nm  530nm
UVA receptor360nm  359nm
UVB receptor360nm400nm440nm324nm


Opponent processes:
Description (+) Terminus (-) Terminus Mode
Luminance
G receptor   Photopic
Green-UV2
530nm - 416nm - 358nm
 
G receptor UVA receptor Photopic
Green-UV
530nm - 376nm - 323nm
 
G receptor UVB receptor Photopic

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Notes and References:

Matteson, N., Terry, I., Ascoli-Christensen, A., Gilbert, C. (1992) Spectral efficiency of the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis Journal of Insect Physiology Volume 38, Issue 6, June 1992, Pages 453-459. doi:10.1016/0022-1910(92)90122-T

Mazza C.A., Izaguirre M.M., Curiale J., Ballaré C.L. (2009) A look into the invisible: ultraviolet-B sensitivity in an insect Caliothrips phaseoli) revealed through a behavioural action spectrum. Proc. Roy. Soc. B Biol. Sci. 277(1680) 7 Feb 2010. doi:10.1098/rspb.2009.1565

Warrant E.J., Nilsson D.-E. (1998) Absorption of White Light in Photoreceptors. Vision Res., Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 195-207. PII: S0042-6989(97)00151-X

Stavenga D., Smits R.P., Hoenders B.J. (1993) Simple Exponential Functions Describing the Absorbance Bands of Visual Pigment Spectra. Vision Res. 33(8) pp. 1011-1017. doi:10.1016/0042-6989(93)90237-Q



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