SHORT COMMUNICATION Glandular Areas Associated with the Male Genitalia in Triatoma rubrofasciata (Triatominae, Reduviidae, Hemiptera) and Other

In this paper, glandular areas associated with the phallus in Triatoma rubrofasciata are described and illustrated for the first time. The glandular areas lie in the membrane surrounding the articulatory apparatus. In order to unambiguously define the locality of the respective glandular areas, some features of the pygophore-phallus con-nection are redescribed. A possible functional context of the gland secretions is discussed. A preliminary study of several other Reduviidae implies that the described glandular areas occur in a wider range of taxa in this group. Key words: Reduviidae- Triatominae- exocrine gland- male external genitalia During a study on external male genitalia in Reduvi-idae, staining with Chlorazol Black E and microscopic ob-servation of genitalic structures revealed the presence of three areas of glandular units associated with the basal articulatory apparatus in Triatoma rubrofasciata (De Geer, 1773) (Triatominae, Reduviidae) originating from South India (Pondicherry State, Karikal, IX-63, P. S. Nathan) de-posited in the American Museum of Natural History, New York. Glandular areas associated with the male genitali