THE LEG EXOCRINE SYSTEM IN SERRITERMES-SERRIFER (HAGEN, 1858), PHYLOGENETIC IMPLICATIONS (ISOPTERA, SERRITERMITIDAE

被引:8
作者
COSTALEONARDO, AM
机构
[1] Department of Biology, UNESP University, Rio Claro, 13506-900, SP
关键词
SERRITERMES-SERRIFER; SERRITERMITIDAE; LEG EXOCRINE GLAND; SCANNING MICROSCOPY; PHYLOGENY;
D O I
10.1007/BF01240578
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Q96 [昆虫学];
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摘要
The leg exocrine gland was examined in two species of Neotropical termites. Scanning microscopy studies showed a set of pores on the ventral surface of the first and second tarsomeres in all legs of Serritermes serrifer. In Heterotermes tenuis these pores are present on a sunken plate in all castes. To date, this gland has been observed only in Rhinotermitid species. The presence of leg exocrine gland provides additional evidence supporting a close phylogenetic relationship between the Serritermitidae and Rhinotermitidae.
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