Wax producing organs
Wax glandswax gland:
A cellular aggregate that secretes wax on the outer surfaces of the cuticle.
are normally clustered cells sometimes encircled by a rim, in which case they are called wax plates or wax glandwax gland:
A cellular aggregate that secretes wax on the outer surfaces of the cuticle. plates.
Marginal wax glandswax gland:
A cellular aggregate that secretes wax on the outer surfaces of the cuticle. are typically symmetrically located on on the right and left marginsmargin:
The side of the body or a structure.
of all or most abdominalabdominal:
Pertaining or belonging to the abdomen.
segments. They may also be located on the thoraxthorax:
The three segmented middle region of the insect body, sometimes bearing 2 pairs of wings and always 3 pairs of legs. Divisible into the prothorax, mesothorax, and metathorax.
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The arrows point to marginal wax glandswax gland:
A cellular aggregate that secretes wax on the outer surfaces of the cuticle., with one of them circled to highlight it.
Although usually clustered in groups, sometimes wax glandswax gland:
A cellular aggregate that secretes wax on the outer surfaces of the cuticle. are found singly or arrayed in a line.
These wax glandswax gland:
A cellular aggregate that secretes wax on the outer surfaces of the cuticle. encircle the entire body of the aphid Cerataphis brasiliensis. They are located all around the marginsmargin:
The side of the body or a structure.
of this flattened species.
Some aphids have both marginalmarginal:
Of or pertaining to the margin. See also lateral.
and spinal wax glandswax gland:
A cellular aggregate that secretes wax on the outer surfaces of the cuticle..
Here the spinal wax glandswax gland:
A cellular aggregate that secretes wax on the outer surfaces of the cuticle. are pointed to with white arrows, the marginalmarginal:
Of or pertaining to the margin. See also lateral.
glands with black arrows.
In rare cases, wax glandswax gland:
A cellular aggregate that secretes wax on the outer surfaces of the cuticle. can be found in other locations.
Here the wax glandwax gland:
A cellular aggregate that secretes wax on the outer surfaces of the cuticle. is located in the analanal:
Of or pertaining to the anus.
region of the abdomenabdomen:
Third main body region of the aphid, consisting of eight segments.
of Greenidea psidii.
Authors: Favret and Miller
Content updated March 2014; nomenclature updated February 2026
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