Evolutionarily conserved anatomical and physiological properties of olfactory pathway through fourth-order neurons in a species of grasshopper (Hieroglyphus banian)

Olfactory systems of different species show variations in structure and physiology despite some conserved features. We characterized the olfactory circuit of the grasshopper Hieroglyphus banian of family Acrididae (subfamily: Hemiacridinae) and compared it to a well-studied species of locust, Schistocerca americana (subfamily: Cyrtacanthacridinae), also belonging to family Acrididae. We used in vivo electrophysiological, immunohistochemical, and anatomical (bulk tract tracing) methods to elucidate the olfactory pathway from the second-order neurons in antennal lobe to the fourth-order neurons in β-lobe of H. banian. We observe conserved anatomical and physiological characteristics through the fourth-order neurons in the olfactory circuit of H. banian and S. americana, though they are evolutionarily divergent (~ 57 million years ago). However, we found one major difference between the two species—there are four antennal lobe tracts in H. banian, while only one is reported in S. americana. Besides, we have discovered a new class of bilateral neurons which respond weakly to olfactory stimuli, even though they innervate densely downstream of Kenyon cells.

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