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The Antennal Sensory Structures of Anagyrus vladimiri Female (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)

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Abstract
The Encyrtidae encompass large group of insects widely used in the biocontrol programs of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea). Here we investigated antennal sensory system organization of Anagyrus vladimiri females, a species widely used as a biocontrol agent of Planococcus spp. and Pseudococcus spp. Ultrastructural investigations with scanning (SEM) and transmission (TEM) electron microscopy revealed filiform antennae made of nine segments. The scape was enlarged and paddle-like, compared to the other antennomeres. The club was mono-segmented and housed the highest number of sensilla. On the antennae, eight morphologically different types of sensilla were recorded; sensilla trichoidea I, trichoidea II, chaetica I, chaetica II, grooved peg sensilla, campaniform sensilla, multiporous plate sensilla, multiporous basiconic sensilla. The sensilla belonged to the major types sensilla types (olfactory, gustatory, thermos-hygroreceptor). The sensilla trichoidea I and multiporous plate sensilla were the most abundant types. The potential functional role of each sensillum was discussed.
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Subject: Biology and Life Sciences  -   Animal Science, Veterinary Science and Zoology
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