Glandes de fourmis  

Mis à jour le 19-Jui-2025
                                                  

Des nouveautés de Johan Billen. Encore une superbe publication sur les glandes de fourmis. Il arrive à 135 glandes décrites chez les fourmis : Billen J. and Wang C. (2025). Intramandibular glands in ants. Myrmecological News, 35, 124-144. https://doi.org/10.25849/myrmecol.news_035:125   ou Pdf
Abstract: This review documents the occurrence of 11 exocrine glands that have been discovered inside the mandibles of ants in the past three decades. Among these, the ventrolateral intramandibular gland and the distal blade mandibular gland represent novel findings. The high number of intramandibular glands urged for an updated revision of the terminology of gland names that we provide here. Contrary to this diversity, the majority of the glands occurs in a single species or genus and thus reflects a narrow phylogenetic distribution. Glands formed by both epithelial class-1 cells and by bicellular units of class-3 cells are found, but none with reservoirs. Although reports of reservoir-containing epithelial glands in ant mandibles have been published in literature, these represent erroneous observations of sensillar structures. The function of most intramandibular glands remains unknown and requires further study. This review updates the currently known exocrine repertoire of ants to 115 described glands.

Chez Lasius niger glandes de Dufour glande à poison :

Chez Aphaenogaster senilis glande de Dufour et glande à poison :