a) Pleural gland located between 8th and 9th abdominal segment. GC, glandular cells. b) Close-up of pleural gland with glandular cell (GC) and duct cells (DC). c) Transversal section through pleural gland, showing glandular cells (GC) and duct cell (DC) opening dorsa-laterally between the 8th and 9th abdominal segments.</p
Scanning electron microscopic images of the minor cuticlepores in the cuticle belt of the tergal gla...
<p><b>a</b>: Intersegmental sternal gland cell (GC). <b>b</b>: Intersegmental tergal gland cells (TG...
<p>(A) Dorsal abdominal glands on an exuvia observed with optical dissection microscope. (B) Scannin...
a) Tip of the 9th segment showing the sternal gland of a Dinarda female. Tg, tergite; St, sternite; ...
a) Section through 6th, 7th and 8th tergites, showing the repellent-defense tergal gland between 6th...
Above: Section through the median zone of the tergal gland. TGC, tergal gland cells; MCP, major cuti...
RGC, defense repellent gland cells; Re, reservoir of dense repellent gland; TG, tergal gland in 8th ...
<p>(a) Overview of the abdominal tip. Part of the post-pleural gland (PplG) is visible. (b) Close-up...
<p>(above) Glandular cells (GC) and ducts that open in densely packed pores (GDO) in the pleural int...
a) Whole view of tergite VII. CB, cuticle belt of tergal gland; MiCP, minor cuticle pores; MCP, majo...
<p><b>a</b>: Intersegmental sternal gland cells (GC) of <i>E</i>. <i>hamatum</i>, opening through du...
<p><b>a</b>: Intersegmental tergal gland between IVth and Vth tergite (TG IV/V), reservoir (R), glan...
<p>The secretions of the glandular cells (GC) are drained by duct cells that penetrate and open thro...
a) Whole abdomen of the beetle showing the externally visible 8 full ring (tergum plus sternum) segm...
<p>(top) The complex gland structure consists of the glandular cells (GC) with duct cells (D) that o...
Scanning electron microscopic images of the minor cuticlepores in the cuticle belt of the tergal gla...
<p><b>a</b>: Intersegmental sternal gland cell (GC). <b>b</b>: Intersegmental tergal gland cells (TG...
<p>(A) Dorsal abdominal glands on an exuvia observed with optical dissection microscope. (B) Scannin...
a) Tip of the 9th segment showing the sternal gland of a Dinarda female. Tg, tergite; St, sternite; ...
a) Section through 6th, 7th and 8th tergites, showing the repellent-defense tergal gland between 6th...
Above: Section through the median zone of the tergal gland. TGC, tergal gland cells; MCP, major cuti...
RGC, defense repellent gland cells; Re, reservoir of dense repellent gland; TG, tergal gland in 8th ...
<p>(a) Overview of the abdominal tip. Part of the post-pleural gland (PplG) is visible. (b) Close-up...
<p>(above) Glandular cells (GC) and ducts that open in densely packed pores (GDO) in the pleural int...
a) Whole view of tergite VII. CB, cuticle belt of tergal gland; MiCP, minor cuticle pores; MCP, majo...
<p><b>a</b>: Intersegmental sternal gland cells (GC) of <i>E</i>. <i>hamatum</i>, opening through du...
<p><b>a</b>: Intersegmental tergal gland between IVth and Vth tergite (TG IV/V), reservoir (R), glan...
<p>The secretions of the glandular cells (GC) are drained by duct cells that penetrate and open thro...
a) Whole abdomen of the beetle showing the externally visible 8 full ring (tergum plus sternum) segm...
<p>(top) The complex gland structure consists of the glandular cells (GC) with duct cells (D) that o...
Scanning electron microscopic images of the minor cuticlepores in the cuticle belt of the tergal gla...
<p><b>a</b>: Intersegmental sternal gland cell (GC). <b>b</b>: Intersegmental tergal gland cells (TG...
<p>(A) Dorsal abdominal glands on an exuvia observed with optical dissection microscope. (B) Scannin...