Termite exocrine systems: a review of current knowledge

AM Costa‐Leonardo, IB da Silva… - Entomologia …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In this review, we summarize the 22 exocrine glands hitherto described for termites
(Isoptera), highlighting their distribution, morphological features, and likely function. The …

Mating mediates morphophysiological changes in the spermathecae of Coptotermes gestroi queens

IB da Silva, AM Costa‐Leonardo - … Experimentalis et Applicata, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Insect spermathecae play a crucial role in sperm storage and maintenance prior to egg
fertilization. Within eusocial insects, this structure is well studied in the Hymenoptera, whose …

The effects of eugenol on histological, enzymatic, and oxidative parameters in the major salivary glands and pancreas of healthy male Wistar rats

RPR Carvalho, IR de Carvalho, RV da Costa… - Archives of Oral …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective We evaluated the effects of eugenol on histological, enzymatic, and oxidative
parameters in the pancreas, parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands of healthy male …

Functional Morphology and Development of the Colleterial Glands in Non- and Egg-Laying Females of the Pest Termite Coptotermes gestroi (Blattaria, Isoptera …

IB da Silva, AM Costa-Leonardo - Microscopy and Microanalysis, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Colleterial glands of female insects are accessory glands responsible for producing
secretions associated with egg-laying. Within Dictyoptera, they synthesize compounds of the …

Morphology of the head-associated exocrine glands in Cornitermes cumulans with the description of a novel gland for the worker caste

AM Costa-Leonardo, V Janei, LMG Bacci, IB da Silva - Tissue and Cell, 2025 - Elsevier
Exocrine glands are important mediators of communication in eusocial insects and the
description of novel glands reflects the complex context in which these animals live. Here we …

Morphological and nest notes of Ruptitermes arboreus (Emerson), an Amazonian soldierless termite

JR Alves-Oliveira, VB Rodrigues, ANS Acioli… - …, 2022 - entomobrasilis.org
Ruptitermes arboreus (Emerson) is a litter-feeder soldierless termite that builds arboreal
cartonated nests. In this paper, we describe and illustrate arboreal nests of R. arboreus …

Morphological and nest notes of Ruptitermes arboreus (Emerson), an Amazonian soldierless termite

JA Oliveira, VB Rodrigues, ANS Acioli… - …, 2022 - dialnet.unirioja.es
Ruptitermes arboreus (Emerson) is a litter-feeder soldierless termite that builds arboreal
cartonated nests. In this paper, we describe and illustrate arboreal nests of R. arboreus …

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JR Alves-Oliveira, VB Rodrigues, ANS Acioli… - 2022 - scholar.archive.org
Ruptitermes arboreus (Emerson) is a litter-feeder soldierless termite that builds arboreal
cartonated nests. In this paper, we describe and illustrate arboreal nests of R. arboreus …