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The pygidial gland and chemical recruitment communication inPachycondyla (=Termitopone)laevigata |
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| Authors: | Bert Hölldobler James F. A. Traniello |
| Affiliation: | (1) Museum of Comparative Zoology Laboratories, Harvard University, 02138 Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Abstract: | Termite predation by the ponerine antPachycondyla (= Termitopone) laevigata is regulated by a recruitment trail pheromone which originates from the pygidial gland and not, as previously assumed, from the hindgut. The pygidial gland opens between the 6th and 7th abdominal terga and is associated with a distinct cuticular structure which obviously serves as a glandular applicator. |
| Keywords: | Pachycondyla (= Termitopone) laevigata Hymenoptera Formicidae chemical communication termite predation pygidial gland |
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