ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
Scent gland
;
defensive secretion
;
Hotea gambiae (H. subfasciata)
;
Heteroptera
;
Scutelleridae
;
Malvaceae
;
monoterpenoids
;
α-pinene
;
β-pinene
;
limonene
;
β-phellandrene
;
sesquiterpenoids
;
caryophyllene
;
caryophyllene oxide
;
humulene
;
humulene epoxide
;
allomones
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Chemical defense in larvae of the plant bugHotea gambiae has been investigated. Results of analyses (GC, GC-MS) on the secretions from the three dorsally situated larval abdominal defense (scent) glands are reported. The secretion from the first abdominal gland consists of a mixture of C10 and C15 isoprenoids: (C10) α-pinene, β-pinene, limonene, β-phellandrene; (C15) β-caryophyllene, caryophyllene oxide, α-humulene, and (the major component) humulene epoxide II. The secretions from the second and third abdominal glands are similar mixtures consisting of (E)-2-decenal, (E)-4-oxohex-2-enal, andn-tridecane together with lesser amounts of (E)-2-hexenal,n-dodecane, and other materials. Isoprenoid defense is now known from four species of plant bugs (Heteroptera) associated with Malvaceae.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01411421
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