part_of adult integument adult dermal glands Type II Dermal glands located on the ventro-lateral regionof the body of the males of several African Amblyomma species. The glands comprise two or three enormously enlarged cells. These glands are reported to be the site of biosynthesis and secretion of the bont tick attraction/aggregation/attachment (AAA) pheromone. See also J. Chem. Ecology 17: 833 - 847. TADS:0000118 TADS:0000118 default_namespace