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Scanning Electron Microscopy Study of the Antennal Sensilla of Monema flavescens Walker (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae)

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Monema flavescens Walker (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) is a serious polyphagous defoliator. Using scanning electron microscopy, the external morphology of the antennal sensilla of this pest was examined for a better understanding of the mechanisms of insect-insect and insect-plant chemical communications. The antennae of M. flavescens were filiform in shape, and 11 morphological types of sensilla were found in both sexes. Six types of likely chemosensory sensilla were identified: uniporous sensilla chaetica, multiporous sensilla trichodea, and four types of multiporous sensilla basiconica. The sensilla identified as likely mechanoreceptors included two subtypes of aporous sensilla chaetica, aporous sensilla coeloconica, aporous sensilla styloconica, and Böhm’s bristles, whereas the position of the antennae was monitored by Böhm’s bristles.

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This work was supported by the National 12th Five-Year Science and Technology Support Plan of China (Grant no. 2012BAD19B0701), the Creative Research Foundation of Shanxi Agricultural University (Grant no. 201309), and Innovation of Graduate Education in Plant protection (J201582045).

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    H Liu, J T Zhang & J Liu

  3. Shanxi Branch Valley Biological Pesticide Co., Ltd, Taigu, Shanxi, China

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Yang, S., Liu, H., Zhang, J.T. et al. Scanning Electron Microscopy Study of the Antennal Sensilla of Monema flavescens Walker (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae). Neotrop Entomol 46, 175–181 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-016-0450-6

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