Male Accessory Glands of Blister Beetles and Cantharidin Release: A Comparative Ultrastructural Analysis
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DOI: 10.3390/insects13020132
Abstract: Simple Summary Meloidae, also called blister beetles, are known to actively produce cantharidin, a toxic terpene with a defensive function that is released externally by reflex bleeding, and that is also stored in large quantities… read more here.
Keywords: accessory glands; blister beetles; male accessory; beetles cantharidin ... See more keywords