Comparative Morphology of the Symbiont Cultivation Glands in the Antennae of Female Digger Wasps of the Genus Philanthus (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae)
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DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.815494
Abstract: Females of the solitary digger wasp tribe Philanthini, called the beewolves (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae), cultivate strains of symbiotic bacteria that belong to the genus Streptomyces in unique and highly specialized glands in their antennae. The glands… read more here.
Keywords: morphology; symbiont cultivation; antennal glands; hymenoptera crabronidae ... See more keywords