The antennae are the main sites of olfactory
receptors in most insects (Wigglesworth,
1965). Scanning electron microscopic
(SEM) studies of worker honey
bees, Apis mellifera, have been carried
out earlier (Slifer and Sekhon, 1960; Slifer,
1970; Dietz and Humphreys, 1971)
and also on many other Hymenopterans
(Norton and Vinson, 1974; Argen, 1977,
1978).
This study describes the types and distribution
of sensilla on the antennae of
Apis florea F workers as revealed by SEM
(the first being undertaken by Gupta,
1986) and compares these results with
other studies in the literature. The major
objective of this work was to examine the
external aspects of various sensilla and
their distribution pattern. This information
will be useful at a later stage in conducting
physiological studies associated with
behaviour to determine whether morphologically
similar structures have been homologized
within different taxa.
The antennae are the main sites of olfactory
receptors in most insects (Wigglesworth,
1965). Scanning electron microscopic
(SEM) studies of worker honey
bees, Apis mellifera, have been carried
out earlier (Slifer and Sekhon, 1960; Slifer,
1970; Dietz and Humphreys, 1971)
and also on many other Hymenopterans
(Norton and Vinson, 1974; Argen, 1977,
1978).
This study describes the types and distribution
of sensilla on the antennae of
Apis florea F workers as revealed by SEM
(the first being undertaken by Gupta,
1986) and compares these results with
other studies in the literature. The major
objective of this work was to examine the
external aspects of various sensilla and
their distribution pattern. This information
will be useful at a later stage in conducting
physiological studies associated with
behaviour to determine whether morphologically
similar structures have been homologized
within different taxa.
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