Chemical defence glands of Brachycybe leconti. A. Ventral view of the paranotum of a live B. lecontii (BLIV0080) that shows the vase-shaped defence gland (arrows) with bubbles of defensive secretion visible within the gland; B. Anterior view of live B. lecontii (BLIV0080), head bent downwards, which shows the large vase-shaped defence gland that is visibly white in colour and indicated by an arrow; C. Illustration (dorsal view) of the right paranotum of a B. lecontii individual.