Morphology and Distribution of Antennal Sensilla in Three Species of Thripidae (Thysanoptera) Infesting Alfalfa <i>Medicago sativa</i>
Thrips are important pests to alfalfa <i>Medicago sativa</i>. Similar as many other plant-feeding insects, thrips rely on the antennae to receive chemical signals in the environment to locate their hosts. Previous studies indicated that sensilla of different shapes on the surface of inse...
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| description | Thrips are important pests to alfalfa <i>Medicago sativa</i>. Similar as many other plant-feeding insects, thrips rely on the antennae to receive chemical signals in the environment to locate their hosts. Previous studies indicated that sensilla of different shapes on the surface of insect antenna play an important role in signal recognition. However, morphological analysis of the antennal sensilla in Thysanoptera has been limited to only a few species. To expand the understanding of how antennal sensilla are related to semiochemical detection in thrips, here we compared the morphology and distribution of antennal sensilla in three thrip species, <i>Odontothrips loti</i>, <i>Megalurothrips distalis</i>, and <i>Sericothrips kaszabi</i>, by scanning electron microscope (SEM). The antennae of these three species are all composed of eight segments and share similar types of sensilla which distribute similarly in each segment, despite that their numbers show sexual dimorphism. Specifically, nine major types of sensilla in total were found, including three types of sensilla basiconica (SBI, SBII, and SBIII), two types of sensilla chaetica (SChI and SChII), and one type for each of sensilla coeloconica (SCo), sensilla trichodea (ST), sensilla campaniformia (SCa), and sensilla cavity (SCav). The potential functions of sensilla were discussed according to the previous research results and will lay a morphological foundation for the study of the olfactory mechanism of three species of thrips. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-22b68877d4ca4ff59fdca53714d742fd2023-12-03T13:42:22ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502021-01-011218110.3390/insects12010081Morphology and Distribution of Antennal Sensilla in Three Species of Thripidae (Thysanoptera) Infesting Alfalfa <i>Medicago sativa</i>Yan-Qi Liu0Jin Li1Li-Ping Ban2College of Grassland Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, ChinaCollege of Grassland Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, ChinaCollege of Grassland Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, ChinaThrips are important pests to alfalfa <i>Medicago sativa</i>. Similar as many other plant-feeding insects, thrips rely on the antennae to receive chemical signals in the environment to locate their hosts. Previous studies indicated that sensilla of different shapes on the surface of insect antenna play an important role in signal recognition. However, morphological analysis of the antennal sensilla in Thysanoptera has been limited to only a few species. To expand the understanding of how antennal sensilla are related to semiochemical detection in thrips, here we compared the morphology and distribution of antennal sensilla in three thrip species, <i>Odontothrips loti</i>, <i>Megalurothrips distalis</i>, and <i>Sericothrips kaszabi</i>, by scanning electron microscope (SEM). The antennae of these three species are all composed of eight segments and share similar types of sensilla which distribute similarly in each segment, despite that their numbers show sexual dimorphism. Specifically, nine major types of sensilla in total were found, including three types of sensilla basiconica (SBI, SBII, and SBIII), two types of sensilla chaetica (SChI and SChII), and one type for each of sensilla coeloconica (SCo), sensilla trichodea (ST), sensilla campaniformia (SCa), and sensilla cavity (SCav). The potential functions of sensilla were discussed according to the previous research results and will lay a morphological foundation for the study of the olfactory mechanism of three species of thrips.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/1/81thripsantennaesensillaSEM |
| spellingShingle | Yan-Qi Liu Jin Li Li-Ping Ban Morphology and Distribution of Antennal Sensilla in Three Species of Thripidae (Thysanoptera) Infesting Alfalfa <i>Medicago sativa</i> Insects thrips antennae sensilla SEM |
| title | Morphology and Distribution of Antennal Sensilla in Three Species of Thripidae (Thysanoptera) Infesting Alfalfa <i>Medicago sativa</i> |
| title_full | Morphology and Distribution of Antennal Sensilla in Three Species of Thripidae (Thysanoptera) Infesting Alfalfa <i>Medicago sativa</i> |
| title_fullStr | Morphology and Distribution of Antennal Sensilla in Three Species of Thripidae (Thysanoptera) Infesting Alfalfa <i>Medicago sativa</i> |
| title_full_unstemmed | Morphology and Distribution of Antennal Sensilla in Three Species of Thripidae (Thysanoptera) Infesting Alfalfa <i>Medicago sativa</i> |
| title_short | Morphology and Distribution of Antennal Sensilla in Three Species of Thripidae (Thysanoptera) Infesting Alfalfa <i>Medicago sativa</i> |
| title_sort | morphology and distribution of antennal sensilla in three species of thripidae thysanoptera infesting alfalfa i medicago sativa i |
| topic | thrips antennae sensilla SEM |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/1/81 |
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