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Interspecific responses among severalTrogoderma species have been correlated with their pheromone components. The most important component emitted by four of the species is (Z)- or (E)-14-methyl-8-hexadecenal, which is not detectable in extracts of macerated beetles. The response to macerated beetles is probably due to the corresponding alcohol and ester. The recency of common origin of seven species is discussed.
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Greenblatt, R.E., Burkholder, W.E., Cross, J.H. et al. Chemical basis for interspecific responses to sex pheromones ofTrogoderma species (Coleoptera: Dermestidae). J Chem Ecol 3, 337–347 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00988449
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