Artigo
A morpho-histological and ultrastructural study of the mandibular glands of Atta sexdens worker ants (Hymenoptera : Formicidae)
Fecha
2001-01-01Registro en:
Sociobiology. Chico: Calif State Univ, v. 38, n. 3A, p. 449-464, 2001.
0361-6525
WOS:000170759700012
Autor
Jd Univ Araras
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Resumen
We describe here the morphology, histology and ultrastructure of the mandibular glands of Atta sexdens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) worker ants. The mandibular glands consist of a reservoir with an excretory duct and a secretory portion linked to the reservoir trough canaliculi. These glands have the same morphology in the three castes studied, differing only in size, with smaller glands observed in minima workers and larger glands in soldiers.