Dermal glands concerned with production of wax blooms in desert tenebrionid beetles
A study of nine species of Namib Desert beetles that produce wax blooms in response to conditions of increased temperature and decreased humidity characteristic of desert environments, revealed that the filaments composing the bloom were produced by dermal glands. These glands were found to be similar in structure to the dermal glands of Tenebrio reported to be responsible for the secretion of the cement layer of the cuticle.
South African Journal of Science
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