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21 June 2019 Sensilla on the Antennal Funiculus of the Maize Weevil, Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): A Morphological Investigation
Chen Shen, Ying Zhang, Daosong Xia, Jian Wang, Qingfeng Tang
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Abstract

Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) has a great capacity to destroy stored grain worldwide. We report on the sensilla on the antennal funiculus of S. zeamais, using classical anatomical methods and scanning electron microscopy to obtain a detailed database of the antennal sensilla for each sex. The antenna is composed of eight antennomeres. Average antennal length is 781.58±20.64 µm for males and 808.91±11.80 µmfor females. Six types and subtypes of sensilla were identified on the funiculus: squamiform, basiconic (2 subtypes), chaetic (2 subtypes), and coeloconic. Sensilla squamiformia are distributed evenly but in few numbers on male and female antennomeres. Sensilla basiconica can be divided into subtypes, SB1 and SB2, according to the shape of the cone. Both subtypes occur on the last antennomere of the flagellum and there are fewer SB2 than SB1. Sensilla chaetica appear in the same position as sensilla basiconica and have two subtypes, SC1 and SC2. Significant differences were not found in the types of sensilla on the antennae of the two sexes, but a difference was found in the number of sensilla.

Chen Shen, Ying Zhang, Daosong Xia, Jian Wang, and Qingfeng Tang "Sensilla on the Antennal Funiculus of the Maize Weevil, Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): A Morphological Investigation," The Coleopterists Bulletin 73(2), 443-450, (21 June 2019). https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065X-73.2.443
Received: 23 October 2018; Accepted: 19 April 2019; Published: 21 June 2019
KEYWORDS
morphology
scanning electron microscopy
sensilla basiconica
sensilla chaetica
sensilla coeloconica
sensilla squamiformia
snout beetle
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