The male abdominal glands of Leucophaea maderae: chemical identification of the volatile secretion and sex pheromone function
2007
Farine, Jean-Pierre | Sirugue, Daniel | Abed-Vieillard, Dehbia | Everaerts, Claude | Le Quere, Jean-Luc | Bonnard, Odile | Brossut, Rémy | Développement et Communication Chimique chez les Insectes (DCCI) ; Université de Bourgogne (UB)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) | FLAveur, VIsion et Comportement du consommateur (FLAVIC) ; Etablissement National d'Enseignement Supérieur Agronomique de Dijon (ENESAD)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université de Bourgogne (UB)
0098-0331 (Print) Comparative Study Journal Article
Show more [+] Less [-]English. In Leucophaea maderae, male calling behavior involves the release of a sex pheromone from the abdominal sternal glands. An extract of sternal glands attracted conspecific females over a distance. The compounds present were identified as hydroxy-3-butan-2-one, (2R, 3R)-butanediol, senecioic acid, and (E)-2-octenoic acid. The same components are also present in male tergal glands. The identified compounds were tested on their own and in mixtures. Their biological function is discussed.
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