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1. The fine structure of colleterial glands in two cockroaches and three termites, including a detailed study of Cryptocercus punctulatus (Blattaria, Cryptocercidae) and Mastotermes darwiniensis (Isoptera, Mastotermitidae)

Author:
Courrent, A.; Quennedey, A.; Nalepa, C.A.; Robert, A.; Lenz, M.; Bordereau, C.
Source:
Arthropod structure & development 2008 v.37 no.1 pp. 55-66
ISSN:
1467-8039
Subject:
Cryptocercus punctulatus; Polyphagidae; Mastotermes darwiniensis; Zootermopsis; Termitidae; female genitalia; exocrine glands; insect morphology; ultrastructure; cells; secretion; egg masses; ovipary
Abstract:
... The colleterial glands of insects are organs associated with the female genital apparatus. In cockroaches, these glands produce secretions that cover two parallel rows of eggs during oviposition, and in oviparous species, these secretions become the tanned, sculpted, rigid outer casing of the ootheca. The goal of this study was to compare the gross anatomy of the colleterial glands and the ultrast ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.asd.2007.03.004
PubMed:
18089127

2. Age-dependent changes in ultrastructure of the defensive glands of Neocapritermes taracua workers (Isoptera, Termitidae)

Author:
Jan Šobotník; Kateřina Kutalová; Blahoslava Vytisková; Yves Roisin; Thomas Bourguignon
Source:
Arthropod structure & development 2014 v.43 no.3 pp. 205-210
ISSN:
1467-8039
Subject:
Termitidae; evolution; granules; predators; secretion; ultrastructure; water uptake
Abstract:
... Protection against predators and competitors is one of the main concerns of termite colonies, which developed a specialised defensive caste, the soldiers. However, soldiers are rare or even missing in several lineages of termites, while workers often develop new defence strategies especially in soil-feeding species. Here, we describe the morphology and ultrastructure of the autothysis-associated g ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.asd.2014.02.003

3. The clypeal gland: A new exocrine gland in termite imagoes (Isoptera: Serritermitidae, Rhinotermitidae, Termitidae)

Author:
Barbora Křížková; Thomas Bourguignon; Blahoslava Vytisková; Jan Šobotník
Source:
Arthropod structure & development 2014 v.43 no.6 pp. 537-542
ISSN:
1467-8039
Subject:
Coptotermes; Termitidae; flight; imagos; proteins; reproduction; reproductives; secretion; sex pheromones; social insects; volatile compounds
Abstract:
... Social insects possess a rich set of exocrine organs producing diverse pheromones and defensive compounds. This is especially true for termite imagoes, which are equipped with several glands producing, among others, sex pheromones and defensive compounds protecting imagoes during the dispersal flight and colony foundation. Here, we describe the clypeal gland, a new termite exocrine organ occurring ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.asd.2014.09.004

4. Tarsomere and distal tibial glands: Structure and potential roles in termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae, Termitidae)

Author:
Ana Maria Costa-Leonardo; Helena Xavier Soares; Ives Haifig; Lara Teixeira Laranjo
Source:
Arthropod structure & development 2015 v.44 no.5 pp. 426-432
ISSN:
1467-8039
Subject:
Coptotermes gestroi; Heterotermes; Hymenoptera; Termitidae; exocrine glands; legs; secretion; social insects; transmission electron microscopy
Abstract:
... Social insects have numerous exocrine glands, but these organs are understudied in termites compared to hymenopterans. The tarsomere and distal tibial glands of the termites Heterotermes tenuis, Coptotermes gestroi and Silvestritermes euamignathus were investigated by scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Pore plates are visible in scanning micrographs on the distal tibial surfaces and on ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.asd.2015.08.012

5. The nasus gland: A new gland in soldiers of Angularitermes (Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae)

Author:
Jan Šobotník; Thomas Bourguignon; Tiago F. Carrijo; Christian Bordereau; Alain Robert; Barbora Křížková; Joice P. Constantini; Eliana M. Cancello
Source:
Arthropod structure & development 2015 v.44 no.5 pp. 401-406
ISSN:
1467-8039
Subject:
Blattodea; Termitidae; exocrine glands; secretion; synapomorphy
Abstract:
... Termites have developed many exocrine glands, generally dedicated to defence or communication. Although a few of these glands occur in all termite species, or represent synapomorphies of larger clades, others are morphological innovations of a single species, or a few related species. Here, we describe the nasus gland, a new gland occurring at the base of the nasus of Angularitermes soldiers. The ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.asd.2015.08.006

6. The oral gland, a new exocrine organ of termites

Author:
Jiří Synek; Tereza Beránková; Petr Stiblik; Jitka Pflegerová; Pierre D. Akama; Thomas Bourguignon; David Sillam-Dussès; Jan Šobotník
Source:
Arthropod structure & development 2019 v.51 pp. 32-36
ISSN:
1467-8039
Subject:
Rhinotermitidae; Termitidae; abdomen; arthropods; axons; exocrine glands; head; legs; mouth; pharynx; pheromones; secretion; smooth endoplasmic reticulum; thorax; wood
Abstract:
... Termites have a rich set of exocrine glands. These glands are located all over the body, appearing in the head, thorax, legs and abdomen. Here, we describe the oral gland, a new gland formed by no more than a few tens of Class I secretory cells. The gland is divided into two secretory regions located just behind the mouth, on the dorsal and ventral side of the pharynx, respectively. The dominant s ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.asd.2019.100876

7. Anatomical specializations of the gizzard in soil-feeding termites (Termitidae, Apicotermitinae): Taxonomical and functional implications

Author:
Johanna Romero Arias; Clément Chevalier; Yves Roisin
Source:
Arthropod structure & development 2020 v.57 pp. 100942
ISSN:
1467-8039
Subject:
Termitidae; arthropods; enzymes; gizzard; midgut; proventriculus; savannas; sclerotization; taxonomy; tropical forests
Abstract:
... The anatomy of the workers' digestive tube is essential in taxonomical studies of soil-feeding Apicotermitinae termites, especially in soldierless lineages. Two structures, the mesenteric-proctodeal junction and the enteric valve, have long been important to distinguish genera and species. By contrast, the gizzard (proventriculus) has been almost ignored by taxonomists because of its generally reg ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.asd.2020.100942

8. The ultrastructure of the intramandibular gland in soldiers of the termite Machadotermes rigidus (Blattodea: Termitidae: Apicotermitinae)

Author:
Tereza Beránková; Aleš Buček; Thomas Bourguignon; Johanna Romero Arias; Pierre D. Akama; David Sillam-Dussès; Jan Šobotník
Source:
Arthropod structure & development 2022 v.67 pp. 101136
ISSN:
1467-8039
Subject:
Blattodea; Golgi apparatus; Termitidae; anti-infective agents; arthropods; electron microscopy; micro-computed tomography; rough endoplasmic reticulum; secretion; ultrastructure; Western Africa
Abstract:
... Machadotermes is one of the basal Apicotermitinae genera, living in tropical West Africa. Old observations suggested the presence of a new gland, the intramandibular gland, in Machadotermes soldiers. Here, by combining micro-computed tomography, optical and electron microscopy, we showed that the gland exists in Machadotermes soldiers only as an active exocrine organ, consisting of numerous class ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.asd.2021.101136