Comparative Study of the Morphology of the Ovipositor of Platygaster diplosisae (Hymenoptera: Platygasteridae) and Aprostocetus procerae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) Two Parasitoids Associated with the African Rice Gall Midge, Orseolia oryzivora (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)

Table 1

Distribution of the sensillae on the ovipositor of P. diplosisae.

Type	Localization	Number	Length(𝜇m)	Existence of an apical pore	Possible function
Campaniform mechanoreceptors	2/3 proximal of 3rd valvulae	—	—	—	—
Mechanoreceptors	Entire length of 1st valvulae 3rd valvulae	—	—	—	—
Trichoid a	1/3 distal	3	12	No	Mechanoreceptors
Trichoid b	Distal extremity of 3rd valvulae	1	13	No	Mechanoreceptors
c	Distal extremity of 3rd valvulae	1	3	No	Mechanoreceptors
d	Distal extremity of 3rd valvulae	1	2.5	Not sure	Chemoreceptors