Table 2. Sensilla trichoidea, sensilla basiconica and sensilla auricilica in the different sections of the Paysandisia archon antenna club.
Antenna club section § | Sensilla (sensilla n/unit area) | |||||
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Trichoidea | Basiconica | Auricillica | ||||
Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | |
C1 | 12.60 ±0.52a | 11.60 ±0.67a | 2.20 ±0.25a | 7.90 ±0.57a | 1.20 ±0.13a | 3.30 ±0.26a |
C2 | 10.50 ±0.31b | 8.10 ±0.60b | 3.30 ±0.26b | 4.30 ±0.47b | 1.00 ±0.15a | 3.80 ±0.49a |
C3 | 9.40 ±0.31b | 6.80 ±0.65bc | 2.10 ±0.23a | 3.70 ±0.30b | 2.40 ±0.34b | 3.00 ±0.58a |
C4 | 7.40 ±0.40c | 5.70 ±0.52c | 2.20 ±0.29a | 4.80 ±0.71b | 1.30 ±0.33a | 2.50 ±0.31a |
Overall means | 9.98 ±0.36** | 8.05 ±0.46 | 2.45 ±0.15 | 5.18 ±0.36*** | 1.48 ±0.15 | 3.15 ±0.22*** |
Data are means ±SE (n = 20; sex ratio 1:1)
*P <0.05
**P <0.01
***P <0.001, significant differences in male versus female comparisons (one-way ANOVA test)
Different letters within the same column indicate statistical differences (Tukey’s test, P <0.05)
§ C1, distal section; C2–C3, intermediate sections; C4, prossimal section