post-pygidial gland

post-pygidial gland
(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
In Formicidae, a gland associated with the membrane between abdominal terga 7 and 8, sometimes large; function unknown; see pygidial glands.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • pygidial glands — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) 1. In Coleoptera, paired organs opening beneath the last abdominal tergite that function to secrete a corrosive, pungent defense fluid, or a substance that lowers surface tension of the water to increase propulsion; also… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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