nounWord forms: pluralpalps or palpi (ˈpælpaɪ) zoology
1.
either of a pair of sensory appendages that arise from the mouthparts of crustaceans and insects
2.
either of a pair of tactile organs arising from the head or anterior end of certain annelids and molluscs
Derived forms
palpal (ˈpalpal)
adjective
Word origin
C19: from French, from Latin palpus a touching
Examples of 'palpi' in a sentence
palpi
Male wasps showed a higher number of sensilla on the mandibles and the labial palpi.
Bianca Baranek, Kenneth Kuba, Julia Bauder, Harald Krenn 2018, 'Mouthpart dimorphism in male and female wasps of Vespula vulgaris and Vespula germanica(Vespidae, Hymenoptera)', Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrifthttps://dez.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=23593. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The tips of the palpi bore three larger and longer sensory setae.
M.L. Turner 2006, 'Micromorphology of the springbok louse Damalinia (Tricholipeurus) antidorcusfound at the Rietvlei Nature Reserve near Pretoria, South Africa', Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Sciencehttps://koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe/article/view/106. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The head in lateral view, frons, antenna, palpi and wings are illustrated.
Antonio Thadeu M. Barros, Inocêncio S. Gorayeb 1995, 'Dichelacera (Dichelacera) corumbaensis n. sp. (Diptera: Tabnidae) from the state ofMato Grosso do Sul, Brazil', Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761995000400009. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Situated ventrally below and caudal to the mandibles were a pair of labial palpi.
M.L. Turner 2006, 'Micromorphology of the springbok louse Damalinia (Tricholipeurus) antidorcusfound at the Rietvlei Nature Reserve near Pretoria, South Africa', Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Sciencehttps://koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe/article/view/106. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The other four species have palpi with three segments, similar to other species with wide world distribution.
Bravo Freddy 2002, 'Novas espécies de Trichomyia (Diptera, Psychodidae) da Mata Atlântica da Bahia, nordestedo Brasil', Iheringia: Série Zoologiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212002000300006. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Adults have one-segmented palpi, antennae with 12–13 short flagellomeres and long legs withsimple tarsal claws.
Marcela Skuhravá, Bruno Massa, Giuliano Cerasa 2016, 'Rediscovery and identity of Pumilomyia protrahenda De Stefani (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae)in Sicily with redescription and reassessment of its taxonomic position', ZooKeyshttp://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=9850. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)