Antennal glands in <i>Psylliodes chrysocephala</i>, and their possible role in reproductive behaviour

Bartlet, E.; Isidoro, Nunzio; Williams, I. H.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-3032.1994.tb01048.x

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“…This discovery was brought on mostly by studies on the male antennae, functionally related with mating behavior (Dahms 1984, Bin andVinson 1986). Later, antennal glands were also described from several families of Hymenoptera, including Terebrantia (Bin et al 1999b, Isidoro and Bin 1995, Isidoro et al 1996, 1999, Battaglia et al 2002 and Aculeata (Isidoro et al 2000, 2003, 2006, as well as from other insect orders (Bartlet et al 1994, Weis et al 1999, Giglio et al 2005, with different biological significance. In some groups of egg parasitoids, antennal glands can be associated with both males and females specialized antennomeres, as well as closely associated with peculiar sensory structures.…”

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Antennal Structures Used in Communication by Egg Parasitoids

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Isidoro

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2009

Egg Parasitoids in Agroecosystems With Emphasis on Trichogramma

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Antennal Structures Used in Communication by Egg Parasitoids

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Isidoro

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2009

Egg Parasitoids in Agroecosystems With Emphasis on Trichogramma

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“…Besides Hymenoptera, antennal glands have been described in a few other insect orders (Skilbeck and Anderson, 1994;Weis et al, 1999;Giglio et al, 2005;Belcari and Kozánek, 2006), as well as the presence of the male antennal glands associated with courtship behaviour (Medvedev and Pavlov, 1988;Bartlet et al, 1994).…”

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The role of the antennae during courtship behaviour in the parasitic waspTrichopria drosophilae

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Rosi

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Journal of Experimental Biology

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SUMMARYWe have studied the courtship behaviour of Trichopria drosophilae Perkins (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae), a pupal parasitoid of the common fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster Meigen (Diptera: Drosophilidae), to understand the role of the antennae. Virgin pairs of the parasitoid perform an intense and stereotyped antennal courtship, which leads to copulation. During antennation, the two male fourth antennomeres come into contact with the two apical female antennomeres, and thus the secretion produced by the sex pheromone gland is spread onto the female receptors. By preventing the transfer of the courtship pheromone from male to female antennae, mating was inhibited. Moreover, selective ablation of single antennae demonstrated that the courtship pheromone acts on contact. When antennae of both sexes were partially removed (ablation at the same side, i.e. right or left) courtship was successful and copulation occurred. In contrast, in the case of antennal ablation at opposite sides, courtship failed despite the short distance between secretion and receptors. These results confirm the hypothesis that T. drosophilae male antennal glands are the release site of a contact courtship pheromone, playing a key role in mating behaviour. The occurrence of male antennal glands in Hymenoptera and other insect orders is discussed. Supplementary material available online at

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“…Free (1956), working with honey bees, showed that the antennae could act as releasers of specific behaviors through contact. However, in some insects, e. g. beetles (Bartlet et al, 1994) the antennae also support glands. In the lower Hymenoptera, i. e. the Parasitica, several different glands located on certain segments of the antennae have been described for a number of species Romani et al, 1999;Isidoro et al, 1999).…”

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Antennal glands in queen and worker of the fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren: first report in female social Aculeata (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

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The antennae of the higher Hymenoptera (ants, bees and wasps) have been presumed to be exclusively sensory appendages, although the antennae of a number of the Parasitica also support a variety of glands. Using both SEM and TEM we show the presence of ectodermal glands in the antennae of workers and queens, but not in the males, of the Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren. These glands and their associated pores are present on a glabrous proximal region of A9 of the antennae of workers and both A9 and A10 of queens. The pores leading to the bicellular secretory units in the antennae are more numerous on A10 of the queen followed by A9 of workers and in both cases they form a uniform ring around the segment. However, the pores on A9 of the queen are more numerous on the dorsal surface. While a paste-like secretion can sometimes be seen emerging from the pores of workers, this material is commonly seen from the pores of queen antennae. In social Aculeata, antennal glands have previously been found only in males of some vespids. This report, the first for ants and the first for females of social Aculeata, gives evidence for antennal glands in S. invicta.

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Antennal glands in Psylliodes chrysocephala, and their possible role in reproductive behaviour

Cited by 37 publications

References 23 publications

Antennal Structures Used in Communication by Egg Parasitoids

Antennal Structures Used in Communication by Egg Parasitoids

The role of the antennae during courtship behaviour in the parasitic waspTrichopria drosophilae

Antennal glands in queen and worker of the fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren: first report in female social Aculeata (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

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