Ultrastructural and Descriptive Study on the Adult Body Surface of Heortia vitessoides (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Morphological Structure of the Antennae
2.2. Antennal Sensilla in H. vitessoides
2.3. Morphological Structure of the Mouthparts
2.4. Proboscis and Labial Palps Sensilla in H. vitessoides
2.5. Morphological Structure of the Leg
2.6. Leg Sensilla in Adult H. vitessoides
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Insect
4.2. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
4.3. Terminology
4.4. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sensilla Type | Sex | Length (μm) | Basal Diameter (μm) | Width of Socket (μm) | Numbers of Spines |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sensilla trichodea I | Female | 31.09 ± 3.42 * | 2.18 ± 0.27 | 4.14 ± 0.39 | |
Male | 28.76 ± 2.38 | 2.3 ± 0.25 | 3.99 ± 0.42 | ||
Sensilla trichodea II | Female | 24.7 ± 3.75 * | 1.89 ± 0.38 * | 4.17 ± 0.47 * | |
Male | 21.13 ± 2.45 | 1.69 ± 0.23 | 3.57 ± 0.36 | ||
Sensilla coeloconica I | Female | 4.45 ± 0.67 | 8.6 ± 1.42 | 8–11 | |
Male | 3.64 ± 0.63 | 8.23 ± 0.95 | 8–14 | ||
Sensilla coeloconica II | Female | 5.06 ± 1.05 | 5.78 ± 1.19 | ||
Male | 4.14 ± 0.54 | 7.61 ± 0.89 | |||
Sensilla chaetica | Female | 49.21 ± 8.11 | 3.45 ± 0.51 | 6.79 ± 0.98 | |
Male | 57.82 ± 7.5 * | 3.22 ± 0.41 | 7.21 ± 0.78 | ||
Sensilla styloconica | Female | 21.54 ± 2.73 | 6.57 ± 1.22 | ||
Male | 30.04 ± 7.44 * | 6.85 ± 1.6 | |||
Sensilla basiconica I | Female | 6.03 ± 1.51 | 1.6 ± 0.25 | 3.96 ± 0.62 | |
Male | 4.73 ± 1.52 | 1.59 ± 0.24 | 3.42 ± 0.7 | ||
Sensilla basiconica II | Female | 19.63 ± 1.96 | 2.31 ± 0.23 * | 3.96 ± 0.35 | |
Male | 20.74 ± 3.13 | 2.05 ± 0.41 | 3.96 ± 0.65 | ||
Capitate sensilla basiconica | Female | 4.49 ± 0.48 | 1.95 ± 0.31 | 4.13 ± 0.52 | |
Male | 4.58 ± 0.8 | 2.05 ± 0.37 | 4.46 ± 0.68 | ||
Sensilla squamiformia | Female | 46.73 ± 3.05 | 1.65 ± 0.43 | 3.02 ± 0.57 | |
Male | 50.24 ± 7.6 | 2.12 ± 0.45 | 5.49 ± 1.26 | ||
Böhm bristles | Female | 23.46 ± 5.68 * | 2.11 ± 0.28 * | ||
Male | 16.95 ± 3.83 | 1.7 ± 0.47 |
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Liu, L.; Zhang, Y.; Yan, S.-C.; Yang, B.; Wang, G.-R. Ultrastructural and Descriptive Study on the Adult Body Surface of Heortia vitessoides (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Insects 2023, 14, 687. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14080687
Liu L, Zhang Y, Yan S-C, Yang B, Wang G-R. Ultrastructural and Descriptive Study on the Adult Body Surface of Heortia vitessoides (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Insects. 2023; 14(8):687. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14080687
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Lei, Yan Zhang, Shan-Chun Yan, Bin Yang, and Gui-Rong Wang. 2023. "Ultrastructural and Descriptive Study on the Adult Body Surface of Heortia vitessoides (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)" Insects 14, no. 8: 687. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14080687