Identification and Expression Patterns of Sensory Neuron Membrane Protein Genes from Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Sensory neuron membrane proteins (SNMPs) play an important role in pheromone detection and are considered a component of pheromone reception in insects. However, the SNMPs of Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky, an important pest of stored cereals, have not previously been reported. In this study, we report four SNMPs (named SzeaSNMP1a, SzeaSNMP1b, SzeaSNMP2a, and SzeaSNMP2b) from the antennal transcriptome of adult S. zeamais, including their...