Structure and Function of the Visual Systems of the American Cockroach

The paired compound eyes of the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana, have been the subject of numerous anatomical studies, first at the level of the light microscope ¹ - ³ and more recently with the electron microscope. ⁴ - ⁷ This species has been by far the most extensively studied of the cockroaches and will therefore serve as the example.