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 Quéré, Jean-Luc | Bonnard, Odile | Brossut, Remy
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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