Foldi, I. 1991 The wax glands in scale insects: comparative ultrastructure, secretion, function and evolution (Homoptera: Coccoidea).. Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France (N.S.) 27(2): 163-188.

Keywords:

  • structure
  • wax glands
  • Notes: Summary/abstract in: French. Abstract: The diversity of those cuticular structures transporting and discharging secretions were described, and their evolution and value in systematics were discussed. In addition, the shaping mechanism of the secretion, their micromorphology, chemical composition, functional significance, were analyzed. Keywords: anatomy.