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Data from: Antennal lobe organization and pheromone usage in bombycid moths
We investigated the neuroanatomy of the macroglomerular complex, which is dedicated for sex pheromone processing, in five species belonging to the subfamily Bombycinae, Ernolatia moorei, Trilocha varians, Rondotia menciana, Bombyx mandarina, and Bombyx mori. The glomerulus located at the dorsal-most part of the olfactory center shows the largest volume in most of the moth species studied thus far. Such normal glomerular organization has been observed in E. moorei and T. varians, which use a two-component mixture, including the compound bombykal as a mating signal. On the other hand, the other three species, which use another component as a single attractant, exhibit a modified arrangement of the macroglomerular complex. This correlation between pheromone usage and neural organization might be helpful for understanding speciation
Rondotia_menciana
Confocal microscopic image of the antennal lobe in the brain of male Rondotia mencian
Bombyx_mori
Confocal microscopic image of the antennal lobe in the brain of male Bombyx mor
Trilocha_varians
Confocal microscopic image of the antennal lobe in the brain of male Trilocha varian
Bombyx_mandarina
Confocal microscopic image of the antennal lobe in the brain of male Bombyx mandarin
Ernolatia_moorei
Confocal microscopic image of the antennal lobe in the brain of male Ernolatia moore