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Table 4 Ligands and chemosensory organs, based on studies in D. melanogaster, are shown for lost and expanded lineages, and genes with signatures of positive selection (a = antenna, p = palp, b = basiconic, t = trichoid, LDO = larval dorsal organ)

From: The making of a pest: Insights from the evolution of chemosensory receptor families in a pestiferous and invasive fly, Drosophila suzukii

 

Gene

Species

Ligands

Expression

Losses

Or33cP

bia

Ethyl acetate, Cyclohexanone, Fenchone [100]

pb2A [76, 100]

 

Or74aP

suz

E,E-2-4-nonadienal [101]

LDO [86]

 

Or85aP

suz

Ethyl 3-hydroxybutyrate [87]

ab2B [76]

 

Or98bP

suz

unknown

ab6B*[76]

Expansions

Or23a

suz, tak

Isoamyl acetate [83]

ai2B [76]

 

Or67a

suz, bia, tak

Ethyl benzoate, Methyl benzoate [83]

ab10B [76]

 

Gr22a-f

tak

bitter compounds [102]

Labellum [103], larvae [104] legs [105]

 

Gr36a-c

suz, bia, tak

bitter compounds [102]

Larvae [104], legs [105]

 

Gr59ab

suz, bia, tak

bitter compounds [102]

Larvae [104], legs [105]

 

Gr59cd

suz, bia, tak

bitter compounds [102]

Larvae n [104], legs [105]

 

Gr93a

suz

bitter compounds [102]

unknown

 

Gr98b

suz

bitter compounds [102]

unknown

 

Gr98d

suz

bitter compounds [102]

Legs [105]

Positive sel.

Or2a

suz, bia, tak

Ethyl 3-hydroxybutyrate, Isoamyl acetate [83]

ai3A [76]

 

Or9a

tak

2-acetoin, 2,3-butanediol [84]

ab8B [76]

 

Gr5a

suz, bia, tak

Trehalose [93, 94]

Labellum [103], legs [105]

 

Gr58a

suz, bia

unknown

unknown

 

Gr97a

suz, bia, tak

unknown

Larvae [104]

  1. *Not confirmed