Artículos de revistas
THE LEG EXOCRINE SYSTEM IN SERRITERMES-SERRIFER (HAGEN, 1858), PHYLOGENETIC IMPLICATIONS (ISOPTERA, SERRITERMITIDAE
Fecha
1994-01-01Registro en:
Insectes Sociaux. Basel: Birkhauser Verlag Ag, v. 41, n. 1, p. 111-114, 1994.
0020-1812
10.1007/BF01240578
WOS:A1994NB51100010
Autor
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Institución
Resumen
The leg exocrine gland was examined in two species of Neotropical termites. Scanning microscopy studies showed a set of pores on the ventral surface of the first and second tarsomeres in all legs of Serritermes serrifer. In Heterotermes tenuis these pores are present on a sunken plate in all castes. To date, this gland has been observed only in Rhinotermitid species. The presence of leg exocrine gland provides additional evidence supporting a close phylogenetic relationship between the Serritermitidae and Rhinotermitidae.