Antennal structure of male and female aphidius rhopalosiphi deStefani-peres (Hymenoptera:Braconidae): Description and morphological alterations after coldstorage or heat exposure

Bourdais, Delphine;Vernon, Philippe;Krespi, Liliane;Le Lannic, Jo;Van Baaren, Joan
(2006) Microscopy Research and Technique — Vol. 69, n° 12, p. 1005-1013 (1996)

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  • Bourdais, DelphineUCLouvain
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  • Vernon, PhilippeEcoBio, Universite de Rennes I
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  • Krespi, LilianeUniversite de Rennes 1
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  • Le Lannic, JoUniversite de Rennes I
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  • Van Baaren, JoanEcoBio, Universite de Rennes I
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Abstract
Several species of the genus Aphidius are used in biological control programs against aphid pests throughout the world and their behavior and physiology are well studied. But despite knowing the importance of sensory organs in their behavior, their antennal structure has never been described. We describe here the types and distribution of antennal sensilla in Aphidius rhopalosiphi, a larval parasitoid of several aphid species and observe how this antennal structure is modified after cold storage or heat exposure. Six types of sensilla were found on both male and female antennae. Male and female antennae differed in the total number of antennomeres (16 in males, 14 in females) and in the number and distribution of three of the six types of sensilla. After cold storage or heat exposure, we observed the appearance of a small number of abnormal sensilla.
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  • Institution iconUCLouvainSC/BIOL - Département de biologie
  • EcoBio, Universite de Rennes IEquipe impact des Changements Climatiques, station biologique
  • Universite de Rennes 1Equipe d’ecobiologie des insectes parasitoıdes
  • Universite de Rennes ICentre de Microscopie Electronique a Balayage et Microanalyse
  • EcoBio, Universite de Rennes IEquipe Impact des Changements Climatiques
  • Institution iconUCLouvainSST/ELI/ELIB - Biodiversity

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Bourdais, D., Vernon, P., Krespi, L., Le Lannic, J., & Van Baaren, J. (2006). Antennal structure of male and female aphidius rhopalosiphi deStefani-peres (Hymenoptera:Braconidae): Description and morphological alterations after coldstorage or heat exposure. Microscopy Research and Technique, 69(12), 1005-1013. https://doi.org/10.1002/jemt.20378 (Original work published 1996)