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Sensory receptors of the ovipositor ofTrichogramma maidis [Hym.:Trichogrammatidae]

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Sensory receptors of the ovipositor ofTrichogramma maidis are described. Sense organs are found on the 2nd valvifers (1 type), on the tip of the 3rd valvulae (2 types) and on the 1st valvulae (4 types). The nature and possible functions of these sensilla are discussed.

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Des récepteurs sensoriels ont été mis en évidence sur l'ovipositeur deT. maidis. Il existe des sensilles sur les valvifères 2 (1 type), l'extrémité des valves 3 (2 types) et les valves 1 (4 types). La nature et le rôle possibles de ces organes sont discutés.

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  1. Laboratoire d'Entomologie Fondamentale et Appliquée, Université de Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu, Av. du Gal-Leclerc, 35042, Rennes Cedex, France

    A. Le Ralec

  2. Station de Zoologie et de Lutte Biologique, I.N.R.A., 37, Bd du Cap, 06600, Antibes, France

    E. Wajnberg

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Le Ralec, A., Wajnberg, E. Sensory receptors of the ovipositor ofTrichogramma maidis [Hym.:Trichogrammatidae]. Entomophaga 35, 293–299 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02374805

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