FINE-STRUCTURE OF THE ANTENNAL SENSILLA OF THE PINE SAW FLY NEODIPRION-SERTIFER (INSECTA, HYMENOPTERA)

There is a considerable sexual dimorphism as regards the development of the antenna in Neodiprion sertifer. In the male this is manifested in a larger antennal surface area and the possession of a great number of long single-walled sensilla (SW 1), which are located on the antennal branches. In the female the antennal branches are vestigial, and the single-walled sensilla, of a second type (SW 2), are shorter and present in lower numbers. Both sexes have in addition four types of sensilla in common:viz. a third type of single-walled sensilla (SW 3), terminal pore sensilla, double-walled sensilla, and poreless sensilla. These four sensillar types are characterized not only by their external appearance but also by their internal morphology. Especially the cells enveloping the sensory cells vary in number and appearance. © 1979 Springer-Verlag.