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Antennal sensilla of Rhodnius
Author(s) -
Catalá Silvia,
Schofield Christopher
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of morphology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1097-4687
pISSN - 0362-2525
DOI - 10.1002/jmor.1052190208
Subject(s) - biology , rhodnius , sexual dimorphism , intraspecific competition , reduviidae , zoology , affinities , anatomy , evolutionary biology , rhodnius prolixus , heteroptera , insect , botany , biochemistry
Abstract By scanning electron microscopy, sensilla type and distribution were studied on the antennae of ten species of Rhodnius . No sexual dimorphism was apparent. Intraspecific differences in sensillar pattern were shown to be potentially useful in species determination and to agree with results from biochemical studies and previous morphometric studies in terms of species affinities. © 1994 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.