2011 48 5 1458 1464 * 1 2** 1 1 2 2 2*** 1. 030031 2. 030006 Apis mellifera ligustica L. 4 0. 8 mm 0. 35 mm 50 μm 0. 89 ~ 1. 00 mm 0. 01 ~ 0. 02 mm 5 mm 7 The microstructure of the proventriculus in the worker honeybee Apis mellifera ligustica L. MA Wei-Hua 1 2** SHEN Jin-Shan 1 GUO Yuan 1 WANG Qian 2 CUI Zhi-Fang 2 ZHANG Xiao-Min 2*** 1. Institution of HorticultureShanxi Academy of Agriculture SciencesTaiyuan 030031China 2. College of Life ScienceShanxi UniversityTaiyuan 030006China Abstract The structure of the proventriculus of the worker honeybeeapis mellifera ligustica L. was studied using an anatomical lens and scanning electron microscopy. Our observations revealed that the proventriculus consists of a proventricular fold and stomach valve. The proventricular fold is spherical and comprised of four lips about 0. 8mm long in the crop. Its anterior end is triangular in shapemovableand about 0. 35 mm long and the front of this bears a long structurethe trichodeum. Strumaethe diameter of which is about 50 μmare on the tip of each triangle. The maximum aperture of the proventricular fold is about 0. 89-1mm and has the function of adjusting and controlling the passage of food into the midgut. The stomach valve is 0. 01-0. 02 mm 10-20 μm in diameter and is a relatively soft tube that inserts 5 mm into the midgut. This structure can prevent the backflow of food from the midgut. Seven kinds of hair structure are distributed in different parts of the proventricular foldthe function of which is separation and filtrationcapture and aesthesis. These observations provide a theoretical basis for comprehending the function of the honeybee digestive system and its significance in insect morphology and taxonomy. Key words Apis mellifera ligusticaproventricular foldmicrostructure. proventriculus crop midgut Snodgrass 1956 Peng Bailey 1952 Marston 1986 * NYCYTX-43 30770239 20100311020 **E-mail mwhuachina@ yahoo. com. cn *** E-mail zhangxm@ sxu. edu. cn 2011-01-12 2011-03-10
5 1459 1997 Apis cerana cerana 2 h 1 h X S-570 4 Serr o 2001 2005 2007 2 94 13 Blatt Roces 2002 2. 1 2005 proventricular Scleroderma sichuanensis fold Pf stomodeal valve Sv Bution 1 midgut Mg 2010 crop Cr Ⅰ 1 0. 6 ~ 0. 7 mm 5 0. 01 ~ 0. 02 m 10 ~ 20 μm 1 4 Apis mellifera ligustica L. + Ⅰ 2 hair Ⅰ 2 3 4 4 arrow frame Ⅰ 3 0. 8 mm 2 1 1. 1 1. 2 10 XTL-Ⅱ OlympusMVX10 10 Cr crop Pf provent-ricular fold 0. 2 mol / L Sv stomodeal valve Mg midgut 2. 5% Fig. 1 1 The sketch map of proventriculus 2 Fig. 2 The sketch map of the lip
1460 48 arrow tip 0. 3 mm arrow stem 0. 2 mm 0. 35 mm 2. 2. 2 hair 3 /42 /3 1 structure trichodeum St 5 ~ 10 μm Ⅰ 2 3 4 Ⅱ 1 2 3 5 6 30 3 μm 5 ~ 8 Ⅱ 3 40 3. 1 ~ 70 μm 1. 2 ~ 1. 6 1 Bailey 1952 Serr o 2001 2005 2007 94 0. 07 / μm 2 2 structure trichodeum of top-bulge Stb 10 ~ 15 μm 3 μm Ⅱ 3 6 3 structure chaeticum Sc 2. 2 Ⅱ 4 2. 2. 1 proventriculus lip 5 6 ~ 15 μm 0. 5 ~ 1 Ⅰ 1 1 4 Ⅰ 2 Ⅱ 1 0. 005 / Ⅰ 3 4 Ⅱ 2 μm 2 2 0. 35 mm 4 structure chaeticum 2 of root-bulge Scb Ⅱ 4 Ⅱ 2 1. 5 ~ 2. 0 μm 0. 3 mm 0. 05 / μm 2 50 μm strumae Str Ⅱ 2 4 2 structure trichodeum St Ⅰ 2 3 4 5 structure basiconicum Sb Ⅱ 12356 structure chaeticum Sc Ⅱ 5 Ⅱ 4 5 6 ~ 15 μm 1. 0 ~ 1. 5 μm 5 ~ 8 Ⅰ 5 6 structure Ⅱ 2 basiconicum of root-bulge Sbb structure Ⅱ 4 basiconicum Sb 2 ~ 3 μm 7 tufted structure Ⅱ 4 basiconicum Tsb Ⅱ 5 Ⅱ 4 2 ~ 4 13 4
5 1461 4 Snodgrass 1956 4 2 Ⅰ 0. 6 ~ 0. 7 mm 4 1 4 + 4 Ⅰ 2 Ⅱ 1 4 0. 35 mm 0. 7 mm 4 2. 8 mm 4 0. 89 mm 0. 89 mm 4 4 1 mm 5 mm 0. 01 ~ 0. 02 mm 10 ~ 20 μm Ⅱ 2 1 1 mm 1983 10 ~ 100 μm 3. 2 Bailey 1952 1 Snodgrass 1956 Hair s type Table 1 1 The hair s type and distribution of Apis mellifera ligustica 30 μm In 30 μm range of the triangle inwall edge The front end of proventricular fold ektexine The proventricular fold ektexine On the strumae of the triangle top-bulge Structure trichodeum + + + + Structure trichodeum of top-bulge + Structure chaeticum + + Structure chaeticum of root-bulge + + Structure basiconicum + + Structure basiconicum of root-bulge + + Tufted structure basiconicum + + +
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5 1463 Ⅰ PlateⅠ The optical microscope s image of proventriculus of the worker honeybeeapis mellifera ligustica 1. The alimentary canal of Apis mellifera ligustica 6 bar = 3 mm Cr crop Mg midgut Pf proventricular fold 2. The proventricular fold of Apis mellifera ligustica planform 100 bar = 200 μm 3. 4 The four lips of proventricular fold inner wall 80 bar = 300 μm 4. The proventriculus lip inner wall 160 bar = 100 μm
1464 48 Ⅱ PlateⅡ The scanning electron microscope s image of proventricular fold of the worker honeybee Apis mellifera ligustica 1. The proventricular fold of Apis mellifera ligustica planform 100 bar = 100 μm 2. The proventricular fold of Apis mellifera ligustica 150 bar = 100 μm Str strumae 3. The edge of the triangle 1 000 bar = 30 μm Stb structure trichodeum of top-bulge 4. The strumae of arrow tip 1 000 bar = 15 μm Sbb structure basiconicum of root-bulge Scb structure chaeticum of root-bulge Tsb tufted structure basiconicum 5. The ektexine of proventricular fold 800 bar = 20 μm Sc structure chaeticum Sb structure basiconicum St structure trichodeum 6. The structure trichodeum of top-bulge on the edge of triangle 800 bar = 20 μm Stb structure trichodeum of top-bulge