ABSTRACT Extraocular photoreception has been reported in several orders of insects, and direct photoreception by the central nervous system (CNS) has been shown to be related to the

circadian clock in many cases1. For example, CNS photoreceptors have been found in the brain and the last abdominal ganglion of the cockroach, _Periplaneta americana_, and in the brain of

the silkworm, _Hyalophora cecropia_2. In other cases dermal light sensitivity has been deduced from behavioural responses. For instance, the larvae of _Tenebrio molitor_ avoid light even

after decapitation3. The antennae of _Aphis fabae_ seem to be the site of light sensitivity responsible for the animal's photokinetic activity4. Dermal light sensitivity is demonstrable

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