The exocrine glands of swarming females and physogastric queens of Cornitermes cumulans (Kollar) (Isoptera, Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae)

Ignatti, Ana Cristina; Costa-Leonardo, Ana Maria

doi:10.1590/S0101-81752001000400007

Abstract

The histological study of the exocrine glands in the swarming females showed the presence of tergal glands, mandibular glands, salivary glands and sternal glands. Tergal and sternal glands are not developed in the physogastric queens, probably, because of a regression process. The development of mandibular glands is similar in swarming females and physogastric queens.

Isoptera; glandular system; exocrine glands; histology; physogastric queens; termite

The exocrine glands of swarming females and physogastric queens of Cornitermes cumulans (Kollar) (Isoptera, Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae)

Ana Cristina Ignatti; Ana Maria Costa-Leonardo

Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista. Caixa Postal 199, 13506-900 Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brasil. E-mail: amcl@rc.unesp.br

ABSTRACT

The histological study of the exocrine glands in the swarming females showed the presence of tergal glands, mandibular glands, salivary glands and sternal glands. Tergal and sternal glands are not developed in the physogastric queens, probably, because of a regression process. The development of mandibular glands is similar in swarming females and physogastric queens.

Key words: Isoptera, glandular system, exocrine glands, histology, physogastric queens, termite

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Recebido em 21.IX.2000; aceito em 10.IX.2001.

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Barth. R. 1955. Über die tergitalen Drüsenfelder von Syntermes dirus. Rev. Brasil. Biol. 15:257-263.
Billen, J. & E.D. Morgan. 1998. Pheromone communication in social insects: sources and secretions, p. 3-33. In: R.K. vander Meer; M. D. Breed; K.E. Espelie & M.L. Winston (Eds). Pheromone communication in social insects. London. Westview Press, 230p.
Blum, M.S. 1985. Exocrine systems, p. 536-579. In: M.S. Blum & J. Wiley (Eds). Fundamentals of Insect Physiology. New York, John Wiley & Sons. 598p.
Butler, C.G. 1967. Insect pheromones. Biol. Rev. 42:42-87.
Cassier, P.; M.A. Fain-Maurel & D. Lebrun. 1977. Electron microscopic study of the mandibular glands of Kalolermes flavicollis Fabr. (Isoptera: Calotermitidae). Cell Tissue Res. 182:327-330.
Constantino, R. & A.M. Costa-Leonardo. 1997. A new species of Constrictotermes from Central Brazil with notes on the mandibular glands of workers (Isoptera: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae). Sociobiology 30(2):213-223.
Costa-Leonardo, A.M. 1987. Morfologia das glândulas salivares de Cornitermes cumulans e Armitermes euamignathus (Isoptera, Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae). Naturalia 11/12:71-76.
______. 1997. Secretion of salivary glands of he Brazilian termite Serritermes serrifer (Isoptera, Serritermitidae). Ann. Soc. Entomol. França 33(1):29-37.
Costa-Leonardo, A.M; & K.S. Shields. 1990. Morphology of the mandibular glands in workers of Constrictotermes cyphergaster (Silvestri) (Isoptera: Termitidae). Int. Jour. Insect Morphol. Embryol. 19:61-64.
Costa-Leonardo, A.M. & C. Cruz-Landim. 1991. Morphology of the salivary gland acini in Grigiotermes bequaerti (Isoptera: Termitidae: Apicotermitinae). Entomol. Gen. 16(1):13-21.
Cruz-Landim, C. 1994. Polimorfismo na ocorrência de glândulas exócrinas nas abelhas (Hymenoptera. Apoidea), p. 118-129. In: Anais do I encontro sobre abelhas. Ribeirão Preto, Univ. São Paulo, 308p.
______. 1996. Glândulas tegumentares abdominais de abelhas. Ocorrência e ultra-estrutura, p. 67-77. In: Anais do II encontro sobre abelhas. Ribeirão Preto, Univ. São Paulo, 351p.
Grassé, P.-P 1982. Termitologia. Paris, Masson. Vol. 1, 676p.
______. 1984. Termitologia. Paris, Masson, Vol. 2, 613p.
Kaib, M. & J. Zeismann. 1992. The labial gland in the termite Schedorhinoternes lamanianus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae): morphology and function during communal food exploitation. Ins. Soc. 39:373-384.
Noirot, C. 1969. Glands and secretions, p. 89-123. In: K. Krishna & F. Weesner (Eds). Biology of termites. New York, Academic Press, Vol. 1, 598p.
______. 1995. The sternal glands of termites: segmental pattern, phylogenetic implications. Ins. Soc. 42:321-323.
Noirot, C. & C. Bordereau. 1991. Termite polymorphism and morphogenetic hormones, p. 295-324. In: A.P. Gupta (Ed). Morphogenetic hormones of arthropods. New Jersey, Rutgers Univ. Press, Vol. 3, 635p.
Noirot, C. & C. Noirot-Thimothée. 1965. La glande sternale dans l'évolution des termites. Ins. Soc. 12(3):265-272.
Quennedey, A. 1984. Morphology and ultrastructure of termite defence glands, p. 151-200. In: H.R. Hermann (Ed.) Defensive mechanisms in social insects. New York, Praeger Press, 259p.
Sreng, L. 1984. Morphology of the sternal and tergal glands producing the sexual pheromones and aphrodisiacs among the cockroaches of the subfamily Oxyhalionae. Jour. Morphol. 182:279-294.
Wilson, E.O. 1965 Chemical communication in the social insects. Science 149:1064-1071.

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[1] Ampion. W. & A. Quennedey. 1981. The abdominal epidermal glands of termites and their phylognetic significance, p. 249-261. In: P.E. House & J.L. Clement (Eds). Biosystematics of social insects. London. Academic Press. 346p.

[2] Barth. R. 1955. Über die tergitalen Drüsenfelder von Syntermes dirus. Rev. Brasil. Biol. 15:257-263.

[3] Billen, J. & E.D. Morgan. 1998. Pheromone communication in social insects: sources and secretions, p. 3-33. In: R.K. vander Meer; M. D. Breed; K.E. Espelie & M.L. Winston (Eds). Pheromone communication in social insects. London. Westview Press, 230p.

[4] Blum, M.S. 1985. Exocrine systems, p. 536-579. In: M.S. Blum & J. Wiley (Eds). Fundamentals of Insect Physiology. New York, John Wiley & Sons. 598p.

[5] Butler, C.G. 1967. Insect pheromones. Biol. Rev. 42:42-87.

[6] Cassier, P.; M.A. Fain-Maurel & D. Lebrun. 1977. Electron microscopic study of the mandibular glands of Kalolermes flavicollis Fabr. (Isoptera: Calotermitidae). Cell Tissue Res. 182:327-330.

[7] Constantino, R. & A.M. Costa-Leonardo. 1997. A new species of Constrictotermes from Central Brazil with notes on the mandibular glands of workers (Isoptera: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae). Sociobiology 30(2):213-223.

[8] Costa-Leonardo, A.M. 1987. Morfologia das glândulas salivares de Cornitermes cumulans e Armitermes euamignathus (Isoptera, Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae). Naturalia 11/12:71-76.

[9] ______. 1997. Secretion of salivary glands of he Brazilian termite Serritermes serrifer (Isoptera, Serritermitidae). Ann. Soc. Entomol. França 33(1):29-37.

[10] Costa-Leonardo, A.M; & K.S. Shields. 1990. Morphology of the mandibular glands in workers of Constrictotermes cyphergaster (Silvestri) (Isoptera: Termitidae). Int. Jour. Insect Morphol. Embryol. 19:61-64.

[11] Costa-Leonardo, A.M. & C. Cruz-Landim. 1991. Morphology of the salivary gland acini in Grigiotermes bequaerti (Isoptera: Termitidae: Apicotermitinae). Entomol. Gen. 16(1):13-21.

[12] Cruz-Landim, C. 1994. Polimorfismo na ocorrência de glândulas exócrinas nas abelhas (Hymenoptera. Apoidea), p. 118-129. In: Anais do I encontro sobre abelhas. Ribeirão Preto, Univ. São Paulo, 308p.

[13] ______. 1996. Glândulas tegumentares abdominais de abelhas. Ocorrência e ultra-estrutura, p. 67-77. In: Anais do II encontro sobre abelhas. Ribeirão Preto, Univ. São Paulo, 351p.

[14] Grassé, P.-P 1982. Termitologia. Paris, Masson. Vol. 1, 676p.

[15] ______. 1984. Termitologia. Paris, Masson, Vol. 2, 613p.

[16] Kaib, M. & J. Zeismann. 1992. The labial gland in the termite Schedorhinoternes lamanianus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae): morphology and function during communal food exploitation. Ins. Soc. 39:373-384.

[17] Noirot, C. 1969. Glands and secretions, p. 89-123. In: K. Krishna & F. Weesner (Eds). Biology of termites. New York, Academic Press, Vol. 1, 598p.

[18] ______. 1995. The sternal glands of termites: segmental pattern, phylogenetic implications. Ins. Soc. 42:321-323.

[19] Noirot, C. & C. Bordereau. 1991. Termite polymorphism and morphogenetic hormones, p. 295-324. In: A.P. Gupta (Ed). Morphogenetic hormones of arthropods. New Jersey, Rutgers Univ. Press, Vol. 3, 635p.

[20] Noirot, C. & C. Noirot-Thimothée. 1965. La glande sternale dans l'évolution des termites. Ins. Soc. 12(3):265-272.

[21] Quennedey, A. 1984. Morphology and ultrastructure of termite defence glands, p. 151-200. In: H.R. Hermann (Ed.) Defensive mechanisms in social insects. New York, Praeger Press, 259p.

[22] Sreng, L. 1984. Morphology of the sternal and tergal glands producing the sexual pheromones and aphrodisiacs among the cockroaches of the subfamily Oxyhalionae. Jour. Morphol. 182:279-294.

[23] Wilson, E.O. 1965 Chemical communication in the social insects. Science 149:1064-1071.