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Reduced cephalic labial glands in the male bumblebees of the subgenus Rhodobombus Dalla Torre (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus Latreille)
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SYSNO ASEP 0092436 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Ostatní články Title Reduced cephalic labial glands in the male bumblebees of the subgenus Rhodobombus Dalla Torre (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus Latreille) Title Redukovaná samčí labiální žláza u čmeláků podrodu Rhodobombus Dalla Torre (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus Latreille) Author(s) Terzo, M. (BE)
Coppens, P. (US)
Valterová, Irena (UOCHB-X) RID, ORCID
Toubeau, G. (BE)
Rasmont, P. (BE)Source Title Annales du Societe entomologique de France. - : Taylor & Francis - ISSN 0037-9271
Roč. 43, č. 4 (2007), s. 497-503Number of pages 7 s. Language eng - English Country FR - France Keywords Bombus mesomelas ; Bombus terrestris ; ultrastructure ; sexual pheromones Subject RIV CC - Organic Chemistry R&D Projects IAA4055403 GA AV ČR - Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (AV ČR) CEZ AV0Z40550506 - UOCHB-X (2005-2011) Annotation We report here the lack of the pheromonal recognition system in species of the subgenus Rhodobombus by comparing the morphology and histology of the cephalic labial glands of Bombus (Rhodobombus) mesomelas with those of a well known species, B. (Bombus) terrestris (L.) The cephalic labial glands are much smaller in B. mesomelas than in other bumblebees species and most likely non-functional. This morphology is also observed in B. pomorum and B. brodmanni which also belong to the subgenus Rhodobombus. Workplace Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Contact asep@uochb.cas.cz ; Kateřina Šperková, Tel.: 232 002 584 ; Viktorie Chládková, Tel.: 232 002 434 Year of Publishing 2008
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