Pygidial gland

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Pygidial glands are paired glands with different functions that occur on the abdomen of insects . They occur in some beetles (for example ground beetles , swimming beetles and carrion beetles ) and in hymenoptera . They are found on the pygidium , also known as the anal shield or telson . Pygidial glands are often distinguished from the anal glands opening near the anus .

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  1. ↑ Stefan von Kéler : Entomological dictionary with special consideration of the morphological terminology. 3. Edition. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1963.
  2. ↑ A. Giglio, P. Brandmayr, F. Talarico & T. Zetto (2011): Current knowledge on exocrine glands in carabid beetles: structure, function and chemical compounds. ZooKeys 100: 193-201. doi : 10.3897 / zookeys.100.1527
  3. ↑ Konrad Dettner : Chemical Ecology and Biochemistry of Dytiscidae. Chapter 6 (pages 235-306) in: Donald A. Yee (ed.): Ecology, Systematics, and the Natural History of Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). Springer, Dordrecht 2014. ISBN 978-94-017-9108-3 doi : 10.1007 / 978-94-017-9109-0_6