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Sensilla on the Antennae and Ovipositor of the Sea Buckthorn Carpenter Moth, Holcocerus hippophaecolus Hua et al (Lepidoptera: Cossidae)

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Holcocerus hippophaecolus Hua et al (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) is an important boring pest that damages the sea buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides. Larvae of H. hippophaecolus cause major losses of this shrub in Northern China, with severe economic and ecological consequences. In this study, we used scanning electron microscopy to investigate the typology, morphology, and distribution of sensilla on the antennae and ovipositor of H. hippophaecolus. In total, seven subtypes of sensilla were found on the antennae, i.e., chaetica, trichodea (two subtypes), basiconica (two subtypes), coeloconica, and Böhm bristles. In addition, three types of sensilla were detected on the ovipositor, i.e., chaetica, trichodea, and basiconica. The identification of these sensilla types could provide morphological evidence to facilitate a better understanding of the host location, mate finding, and oviposition processes of this important species.

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We would like to express our gratitude to Michael Klein who helped us in the revision of the language. We are also indebted to two anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments on the manuscript. The research was supported by the program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (NCET-12-0784) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (31270693 and 81102747) and Beijing Natural Science Foundation (6142015).

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Wang, R., Zhang, L., Xu, L.L. et al. Sensilla on the Antennae and Ovipositor of the Sea Buckthorn Carpenter Moth, Holcocerus hippophaecolus Hua et al (Lepidoptera: Cossidae). Neotrop Entomol 44, 68–76 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-014-0258-1

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