Dufour gland occurence, morphology and ultrastructure in scaptogrigona postica latreille (Hymenoptera: Apidae);Ocorrência, morfologia e ultra-estrutura da glândula de dufour de scaptotrigona postica latreille (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-57

  Abdalla, Fábio C ^a   da Cruz Landim, Carminda ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alkaline gland; Exocrine gland; Meliponine

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONINAE;

EID: 33748472857     PISSN: 1519566X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-566X2005000100007     Document Type: Article

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