Current knowledge on exocrine glands in carabid beetles: structure, function and chemical compounds

By

Giglio, Anita
Brandmayr, Pietro
Talarico, Federica

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2011

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

100

Pages

193-201

Subjects

antennal glands , carabid beetles , defensive secretion , pygidial gland

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.100.1527

 

Abstract

Many exocrine products used by ground beetles are pheromones and allomones that regulate intra- and interspecific interactions and contribute to their success in terrestrial ecosystems. This mini-review attempts to unify major themes related to the exocrine glands of carabid beetles. Here we report on both glandular structures and the role of secretions in carabid adults, and that little information is available on the ecological significance of glandular secretions in pre-imaginal stages.