| Title: | Novel thoracic glands in the ant Myopias hollandi |
| Address: | "KU Leuven, Zoological Institute, Naamsestraat 59, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: Johan.Billen@kuleuven.be. Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Ikenobe, 761-0795 Miki, Japan" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.asd.2018.04.005 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1873-5495 (Electronic) 1467-8039 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Besides the common labial and metapleural glands, four novel exocrine glands are described in the thorax of both workers and queens of the ponerine ant Myopias hollandi. From anterior to posterior, these glands were designated as the propleural pit gland, the posterolateral pronotal gland, the anterolateral propodeal gland and the metasternal process gland. They all correspond with class-3 glands, that are made up of bicellular units that each comprise a secretory cell and a duct cell. In the propleural pit gland, the ducts are characterized by a gradually widening diameter, while in the three other glands the ducts show a portion which displays a balloon-like expansion, that on semithin sections stains very dark. For none of these novel glands the function is known as yet, although ultrastructural examination indicates that they produce a non-proteinaceous and therefore possibly pheromonal secretion" |
| Keywords: | "Animals Ants/*anatomy & histology/ultrastructure Exocrine Glands/*cytology/ultrastructure Female Microscopy, Electron, Scanning Anterolateral propodeal gland Labial gland Metapleural gland Metasternal process gland Morphology Ponerinae Posterolateral pron;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineBillen, Johan Ito, Fuminori eng England 2018/04/27 Arthropod Struct Dev. 2018 May; 47(3):229-237. doi: 10.1016/j.asd.2018.04.005. Epub 2018 May 5" |
