sting sheath gland

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sting sheath gland: (Arthropoda: Insecta) In Hymenoptera, a gland in the sting sheath valves of various bees, in the form of a high palisade gland epithelium beneath a strongly sclerotized strip on the outer sides of the sheaths; function unknown.