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Faucheux MJ, Németh T, Kundrata R. Comparative Antennal Morphology of Agriotes (Coleoptera: Elateridae), with Special Reference to the Typology and Possible Functions of Sensilla. INSECTS 2020; 11:insects11020137. [PMID: 32098184 PMCID: PMC7074560 DOI: 10.3390/insects11020137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 02/16/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
Species of the click-beetle genus Agriotes Eschscholtz are economically important crop pests distributed mainly in the Northern Hemisphere. They can inflict considerable damage on various field crops. Therefore, the detection, monitoring, and control of Agriotes include the adult trapping using species-specific sex pheromones, which is a critical component of pest research. To obtain a better understanding of the detailed antennal morphology as background information for subsequent chemical ecology research, we conducted a scanning electron microscopy study of the antennal sensilla of both sexes in 10 European Agriotes species. We identified 16 different sensilla in Agriotes, belonging to six main types: sensilla chaetica (subtypes C1 and C2), sensilla trichodea, sensilla basiconica (subtypes B1–B9), dome-shaped sensilla (subtypes D1 and D2), sensilla campaniformia, and Böhm sensilla. We discuss their possible functions and compare the sensilla of Agriotes with those of other Elateridae in order to consolidate the sensillum nomenclature in this family. Additionally, our study reveals the remarkable interspecific variability in sensillar equipment of Agriotes and identifies several characters of potential importance for future use in systematic studies. The present study provides a strong preliminary framework for subsequent research on the antennal morphology of this crop pest on a wider scale.
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- Michel J. Faucheux
- Laboratoire d’Endocrinologie des Insectes Sociaux, Faculté des Sciences et des Techniques, 2 rue de la Houssinière, B.P. 92208, F-44322 Nantes CEDEX 03, France;
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- Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Baross utca 13, H-1088 Budapest, Hungary;
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, 17. listopadu 50, CZ-771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Comparative antennal morphology of male Drilini with special reference to the sensilla (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Agrypninae). ZOOL ANZ 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2016.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Kollmann M, Schmidt R, Heuer CM, Schachtner J. Variations on a Theme: Antennal Lobe Architecture across Coleoptera. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0166253. [PMID: 27973569 PMCID: PMC5156346 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 10/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Beetles comprise about 400,000 described species, nearly one third of all known animal species. The enormous success of the order Coleoptera is reflected by a rich diversity of lifestyles, behaviors, morphological, and physiological adaptions. All these evolutionary adaptions that have been driven by a variety of parameters over the last about 300 million years, make the Coleoptera an ideal field to study the evolution of the brain on the interface between the basic bauplan of the insect brain and the adaptions that occurred. In the current study we concentrated on the paired antennal lobes (AL), the part of the brain that is typically responsible for the first processing of olfactory information collected from olfactory sensilla on antenna and mouthparts. We analyzed 63 beetle species from 22 different families and thus provide an extensive comparison of principal neuroarchitecture of the AL. On the examined anatomical level, we found a broad diversity including AL containing a wide range of glomeruli numbers reaching from 50 to 150 glomeruli and several species with numerous small glomeruli, resembling the microglomerular design described in acridid grasshoppers and diving beetles, and substructures within the glomeruli that have to date only been described for the small hive beetle, Aethina tumida. A first comparison of the various anatomical features of the AL with available descriptions of lifestyle and behaviors did so far not reveal useful correlations. In summary, the current study provides a solid basis for further studies to unravel mechanisms that are basic to evolutionary adaptions of the insect olfactory system.
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- Martin Kollmann
- Department of Biology—Animal Physiology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Biology—Animal Physiology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Institute of Veterinary Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Justus-Liebig University Gießen, Gießen, Germany
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- Department of Biology—Animal Physiology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Fraunhofer-Institut für Naturwissenschaftlich-Technische Trendanalysen INT, Euskirchen, Germany
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- Department of Biology—Animal Physiology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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Yu QQ, Liu ZK, Chen C, Wen J. Antennal sensilla ofEucryptorrhynchus chinensis(Olivier) andEucryptorrhynchus brandti(Harold) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Microsc Res Tech 2013; 76:968-78. [DOI: 10.1002/jemt.22256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2013] [Revised: 06/22/2013] [Accepted: 06/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Qian-Qian Yu
- The Key Laboratory for Silviculture and Conservation of Ministry of Education; College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University; Beijing; 100083; People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory for Silviculture and Conservation of Ministry of Education; College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University; Beijing; 100083; People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory for Silviculture and Conservation of Ministry of Education; College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University; Beijing; 100083; People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory for Silviculture and Conservation of Ministry of Education; College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University; Beijing; 100083; People's Republic of China
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Martins CB, de Almeida LM, Zarbin PH. Scanning electron micrographs of Oryzophagus oryzae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), plastron structure and swimming behavior. Micron 2012; 43:321-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2011.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2010] [Revised: 08/27/2011] [Accepted: 09/14/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Yan SC, Meng ZJ, Peng L, Liu D. Antennal sensilla of the pine weevil Pissodes nitidus Roel. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Microsc Res Tech 2010; 74:389-96. [DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2010] [Accepted: 07/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Mutis A, Parra L, Palma R, Pardo F, Perich F, Quiroz A. Evidence of contact pheromone use in mating behavior of the raspberry weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY 2009; 38:192-197. [PMID: 19791614 DOI: 10.1603/022.038.0124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Numerous studies of insect species have shown that a subset of female cuticular hydrocarbons is used as short-range or contact pheromones. Here, we studied the possible use of contact pheromones in the mating behavior of the weevil Aegorhinus superciliosus, a native species of Chile. Males mounted females only after antennal contact with the female's cuticle, and only 33% of the males attempted to mate with dead females washed with solvent. When a glass rod (dummy) was coated with female cuticular extracts, males exhibited behaviors similar to those observed with females. A preliminary gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis of cuticular extracts indicated that males and females share a series of aliphatic hydrocarbons but that the relative abundance of some of these compounds differ between the sexes. These results suggest that cuticular lipids mediate mating behavior of the raspberry weevil and provide the first evidence of contact pheromones in curculionids.
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- Ana Mutis
- Ciencias de Recursos Naturales, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
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Saïd I, Tauban D, Renou M, Mori K, Rochat D. Structure and function of the antennal sensilla of the palm weevil Rhynchophorus palmarum (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY 2003; 49:857-72. [PMID: 16256688 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-1910(03)00137-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2002] [Revised: 05/28/2003] [Accepted: 05/28/2003] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The distribution, fine structure and function of the sensilla present on the antennal club of Rhynchophorus palmarum were studied. No sex dimorphism was observed. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy showed five types of hair-like structures, four of which were evenly distributed on the antennal club. Two types of hair (IV and V) showed wall pores, a characteristic of olfactory sensilla. The antenna numbers 11,190 +/- 3040 type IV and 7360 +/- 1500 type V hairs. Using single sensillum recording, we identified 17 types of olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) on the basis of their responses to pheromone and host plant odors, triggering synergic behavioral responses. We characterized highly specific and sensitive ORNs tuned to the aggregation pheromone (18% ORNs; 0.01-1 ng response threshold) and to host plant odors such as ethyl acetate, ethanol, acetoin and guaiacol (10% ORNs; 1-10 ng response threshold). Eleven percent of the ORNs were more generalist, responding to several odors with low sensitivity. Nine percent of the ORNs showed a complex pattern of responses, being co-activated by the pheromone and plant odors. This suggests an interaction at the sensory neuron level between pheromone and plant odors, triggering synergic behavioral responses.
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- Imen Saïd
- Unité de Phytopharmacie & Médiateurs Chimiques, INRA, Route de Saint-Cyr, 78026 Versailles Cedex, France
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Functional anatomy of sensory structures on the antennae of Psylliodes chrysocephala L. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7322(99)00032-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Kim JL, Yamasaki T. Sensilla of Carabus (Isiocarabus) fiduciarius saishutoicus Csiki (Coleoptera : Carabidae). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/0020-7322(95)00015-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Jourdan H, Barbier R, Bernard J, Ferran A. Antennal sensilla and sexual dimorphism of the adult ladybird beetle Semiadalia undecimnotata Schn. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1995. [DOI: 10.1016/0020-7322(95)98584-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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External morphology of antennal sensilla of four species of adult flea beetles (Coleoptera : chrysomelidae : alticinae). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1990. [DOI: 10.1016/0020-7322(90)90024-j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Bland R. Antennal sensilla of the adult alfalfa weevil, Hypera postica (Gyllenhal) (Coleoptera : Curculionidae). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1981. [DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7322(81)80013-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Ultrastructure of antennal sensilla of Nebria brevicollis (Fab.) (Coleoptera : Carabidae). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1979. [DOI: 10.1016/0020-7322(79)90015-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Smith CM, Frazier JL, Coons LB, Knight WE. Antennal sensilla of the clover head weevil Hypera Meles (F.) (coleoptera: curculionidae). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1976. [DOI: 10.1016/0020-7322(76)90010-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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