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The structure of defence glands in some Tenebrionidae and Nilionidae (Coleoptera)
Author(s) -
KENDALL D. A.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
transactions of the royal entomological society of london
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.865
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1365-2311
pISSN - 0035-8894
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1974.tb02308.x
Subject(s) - integumentary system , biology , zoology , anatomy , evolutionary biology
SYNOPSIS An account is given of the structure of the defence glands in a number of Tenebrionidae and two Nilionidae. The origin of defence glands from other integumentary structures, and some of the phylogenetic implications of the gland structure, are discussed.