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Table 4 Candidate genes involved in reproductive behaviour among coleopterans

From: Draft genome of a biparental beetle species, Lethrus apterus

Gene name (reference)

Hits in Tc

Hits in Nv

Hits in Ot

Hits in Av

Hits in La

Fruitless [87]

33

28

34

26

28

Sex peptide receptor [25, 87]

29

10

14

10

7

Apolipophorin-III [5, 59]

1

2

8

1

3

Octopamine receptor [14]

64

57

61

49

64

Insulin receptor substrate [84]

12

2

5

0

3

Krüppel homolog [84]

3

4

2

1

2

Target of rapamycin [84]

1

1

1

1

1

Odorant binding protein [32, 62, 85]

55

66

54

40

20

Glucose oxidase [62]

–

–

–

–

–

Alpha-glucosidase precursor [62]

–

–

–

–

–

Troponin C [62]

33

37

35

19

29

Vitellogenin [66]

5

7

8

4

6

Vitellogenin receptor [66]

11

12

17

11

13

Juvenile hormone acid o-methyltransferase [83]

4

8

30

1

13

Malvolio [51]

4

5

5

2

5

Neuropeptide F [78]

1

2

3

1

2

Methyl geranate [78]

–

–

–

–

–

Odorant receptor [85, 90]

266

51

83

259

63

Pheromone-binding protein [68]

36

52

40

33

13

Cryptochrome [86]

2

2

1

1

1

Sex peptide [2]

–

–

–

–

–

Accessory gland protein [16, 60]

3

6

1

2

1

Insulin-like peptide

[82]

7

4

13

5

4

  1. Column 2 includes the number of genes found on NCBI Protein database. Columns 2–6 represent the number of Diamond hits in the coleopteran proteomes. Tc Tribolium castaneum. Nv Nicrophorus vespilloides, Ot Onthjophagus taurus, Av Asbolus verrucosus, La Lethrus apterus