Hymenoptera have two mandibular gland types, the ectomandibular or mandibular glands, and the mesomandibular or intramandibular glands (Cruz-Landim & Abdalla, 2002). Unlike the mandibular glands that are the most studied, the current knowledge regarding intramandibular glands is restricted to occurrence and descriptive morphology in adult
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