Anatomical organization of antennal-lobe glomeruli in males and females of the scarab beetle Holotrichia diomphalia (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae)

• Published in: Arthropod structure & development Vol. 40; no. 5; pp. 420 - 428
• Main Authors: Hu, Ji-Hua, Wang, Zhi-Ying, Sun, Fan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2011
• Subjects: anatomy & histology; Animals; Antennal lobe; Arthropoda; Brain; Brain - anatomy & histology; Coleoptera; Coleoptera - anatomy & histology; Dimorphism; Female; females; Glomeruli; Holotrichia; Macroglomerulus; Male; males; Melolonthidae; nerve tissue; Olfaction; Olfactory Pathways; Scarab beetle; Scarabaeidae; Sex Characteristics; sexual dimorphism; Glomeruli; Dimorphism; Scarab beetle; Macroglomerulus; Olfaction; Antennal lobe

The glomerular organization of the primary olfactory brain center, the antennal lobe, was studied in males and females of Holotrichia diomphalia adults using serial histological sections labeled by the reduced silver-stain technique. The results revealed an apparent sexual dimorphism. Whereas an enl...