ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
Ant
;
Myrmica
;
Hymenoptera
;
Formicidae
;
exocrine secretions
;
mandibular gland
;
Dufour gland
;
trail pheromone
;
3-ethyl-2,5-di-methylpyrazine
;
bishomofamesene
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract An undescribed species ofMyrmica collected in Idaho has been shown to have the same substances in its mandibular glands (3-octanol and 3-octanone and related 3-alkanols and 3-alkanones) and in its Dufour gland (linear alkanes, alkenes, and farnesene isomers and homologs) as previously examined European species ofMyrmica. The poison gland contains the trail pheromone 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine, common to allMyrmica species studied so far. The Dufour gland contains large amounts of bishomofarnesene, which easily distinguishes it from some 13 otherMyrmica already known.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00994336
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