Mandible associated glands in queens of the slave-making ant Polyergus rufescens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Mandible associated glands in queens of the slave-making ant Polyergus rufescens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
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DOI：
10.1007/s00040-003-0700-6
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发表时间：
2004-01-01
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1.3
通讯作者：
Le Moli, F
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作者：
Grasso, DA;Romani, R;Le Moli, F
首次描述了专性奴隶制蚂蚁Polyergus rufescens的两个外分泌腺的结构组织。下颌腺由成簇的双细胞分泌单位组成，通过表皮导管连接到一个大的贮液器。储液器在一个管道中继续延伸，该管道在下颌骨角质层的近端开口。下颌下腺是独立的双细胞分泌单位，通过表皮导管与外孔相连。未观察到储层。在这两种情况下，分泌细胞属于第3类。研究腺体的功能方面进行了讨论，同时考虑到这种奴隶制物种的寄生习性。
A first description of the structural organization of two exocrine glands associated with the mandibles of queens of the obligatory slave-making ant Polyergus rufescens is reported. The mandibular gland consists of clustered bicellular secretory units connected by means of cuticular ducts to a big reservoir. The reservoir continues in a duct that opens proximally on the mandible cuticle. Intramandibular glands are isolated bicellular secretory units connected to the external pores through a cuticular duct. No reservoir has been observed. In both cases the secretory cells belong to the 3(rd) class. Functional aspects of the investigated glands are discussed taking also into account for the parasitic habit of this slave-making species.