a) Whole view of tergite VII. CB, cuticle belt of tergal gland; MiCP, minor cuticle pores; MCP, major cuticlepores. b) Close-up of cuticle belt with minor cuticlepores mainly in the lateral regions and major cuticle pores in the central region. c) Left portion the cuticle belt that shows mini-pores only in the lateral region, macro-pores in the central region.</p
<p>(top) The complex gland structure consists of the glandular cells (GC) with duct cells (D) that o...
<p>A: SEM. The digitiform organ is situated on the bottom of a cuticular depression. Note a row of f...
<p>(a) Mouthparts; mandibles (M), maxillary palps (MxP), labial palps (LbP). (b) Sensilla on tip of ...
Scanning electron microscopic images of the minor cuticlepores in the cuticle belt of the tergal gla...
Above: Section through the median zone of the tergal gland. TGC, tergal gland cells; MCP, major cuti...
a) Section through 6th, 7th and 8th tergites, showing the repellent-defense tergal gland between 6th...
a) Whole abdomen of the beetle showing the externally visible 8 full ring (tergum plus sternum) segm...
a) Tip of the 9th segment showing the sternal gland of a Dinarda female. Tg, tergite; St, sternite; ...
RGC, defense repellent gland cells; Re, reservoir of dense repellent gland; TG, tergal gland in 8th ...
a) Pleural gland located between 8th and 9th abdominal segment. GC, glandular cells. b) Close-up of ...
<p>(A) Dorsal abdominal glands on an exuvia observed with optical dissection microscope. (B) Scannin...
<p>TEM image of a portion of an epidermal cell and cuticle (c) of a domatium, showing cuticular fold...
<p>(a) Overview of the abdominal tip. Part of the post-pleural gland (PplG) is visible. (b) Close-up...
<p><b>a</b> and <b>b</b>: Abdominal tergite showing the dense assembly of gland pores with many show...
The crustacean cuticle consists of a complex organic matrix and a mineral phase. The physical and ch...
<p>(top) The complex gland structure consists of the glandular cells (GC) with duct cells (D) that o...
<p>A: SEM. The digitiform organ is situated on the bottom of a cuticular depression. Note a row of f...
<p>(a) Mouthparts; mandibles (M), maxillary palps (MxP), labial palps (LbP). (b) Sensilla on tip of ...
Scanning electron microscopic images of the minor cuticlepores in the cuticle belt of the tergal gla...
Above: Section through the median zone of the tergal gland. TGC, tergal gland cells; MCP, major cuti...
a) Section through 6th, 7th and 8th tergites, showing the repellent-defense tergal gland between 6th...
a) Whole abdomen of the beetle showing the externally visible 8 full ring (tergum plus sternum) segm...
a) Tip of the 9th segment showing the sternal gland of a Dinarda female. Tg, tergite; St, sternite; ...
RGC, defense repellent gland cells; Re, reservoir of dense repellent gland; TG, tergal gland in 8th ...
a) Pleural gland located between 8th and 9th abdominal segment. GC, glandular cells. b) Close-up of ...
<p>(A) Dorsal abdominal glands on an exuvia observed with optical dissection microscope. (B) Scannin...
<p>TEM image of a portion of an epidermal cell and cuticle (c) of a domatium, showing cuticular fold...
<p>(a) Overview of the abdominal tip. Part of the post-pleural gland (PplG) is visible. (b) Close-up...
<p><b>a</b> and <b>b</b>: Abdominal tergite showing the dense assembly of gland pores with many show...
The crustacean cuticle consists of a complex organic matrix and a mineral phase. The physical and ch...
<p>(top) The complex gland structure consists of the glandular cells (GC) with duct cells (D) that o...
<p>A: SEM. The digitiform organ is situated on the bottom of a cuticular depression. Note a row of f...
<p>(a) Mouthparts; mandibles (M), maxillary palps (MxP), labial palps (LbP). (b) Sensilla on tip of ...