Exocrine glands in the antennae of the carabid beetle, Platynus assimilis (Paykull) 1790 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Pterostichinae)

Authors
Weis, A Schonitzer, K Melzer, RR
Citation
A. Weis et al., Exocrine glands in the antennae of the carabid beetle, Platynus assimilis (Paykull) 1790 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Pterostichinae), INT J INSEC, 28(4), 1999, pp. 331-335
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INSECT MORPHOLOGY & EMBRYOLOGY
ISSN journal
00207322 → ACNP
Volume
28
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
331 - 335
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-7322(1999)28:4<331:EGITAO>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
The antennae of males and females of the carabid beetle, Platynus, contain numerous type-III gland acini composed of two different gland cells and a c anal cell. The findings show that antennal glands are not only found in hig hly specialized groups, but also in beetles thought to represent ancestral character states. However, in most cases the function of these glands is no t well understood. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.