The Ultramorphology and Sexual Dimorphism of Antennae and Sensilla in the Pale Grass Blue, Pseudozizeeria maha (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Abstract
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Insect Collections
2.2. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
2.3. Terminology and Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Antennal Morphology
3.2. Sensilla on the Antennae
3.2.1. Böhm’s Bristles
3.2.2. Sensilla Squamiformia
3.2.3. Sensilla Chaetica
3.2.4. Sensilla Trichodea
3.2.5. Sensilla Coeloconica
3.2.6. Sensilla Basiconica
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sensilla Types/Subtypes | Length (μm) | Basal Width (μm) | ||||
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Female | Male | t-Test | Female | Male | t-Test | |
Böhm’s bristles on scape | 13.75 ± 0.38 (11) | 14.46 ± 0.42 (11) | NS | 2.13 ± 0.04 (14) | 2.12 ± 0.07 (14) | NS |
Böhm’s bristles on pedicel | 14.07 ± 0.42 (8) | 13.37 ± 0.43 (8) | NS | 2.01 ± 0.04 (10) | 1.99 ± 0.08 (10) | NS |
Sensilla squamiformia | 32.65 ± 0.59 (7) | 33.52 ± 0.96 (7) | NS | 1.76 ± 0.02 (7) | 1.84 ± 0.05 (7) | NS |
Sensilla chaetica | 33.54 ± 2.25 (8) | 32.62 ± 1.57 (8) | NS | 5.13 ± 0.15 (8) | 5.35 ± 0.14 (8) | NS |
Sensilla trichodea | 13.73 ± 0.49 (7) | 16.69 ± 1.46 (7) | NS | 1.53 ± 0.03 (7) | 1.55 ± 0.06 (7) | NS |
Sensilla basiconica 1 | 2.49 ± 0.35 (4) | 2.55 ± 0.11 (4) | NS | 1.46 ± 0.19 (4) | 1.11 ± 0.04 (4) | NS |
Sensilla basiconica 2 | 6.43 ± 0.70 (7) | 6.82 ± 0.57 (7) | NS | 1.08 ± 0.05 (8) | 1.08 ± 0.06 (8) | NS |
Sensilla coeloconica | 2.34 ± 0.17 (4) | − | − | 1.15 ± 0.03 (4) | − | − |
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Chen, Q.-X.; Han, Y.; Li, Y.-F. The Ultramorphology and Sexual Dimorphism of Antennae and Sensilla in the Pale Grass Blue, Pseudozizeeria maha (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Insects 2024, 15, 698. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15090698
Chen Q-X, Han Y, Li Y-F. The Ultramorphology and Sexual Dimorphism of Antennae and Sensilla in the Pale Grass Blue, Pseudozizeeria maha (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Insects. 2024; 15(9):698. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15090698
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Qing-Xiao, Ying Han, and Ya-Fei Li. 2024. "The Ultramorphology and Sexual Dimorphism of Antennae and Sensilla in the Pale Grass Blue, Pseudozizeeria maha (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)" Insects 15, no. 9: 698. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15090698