Pheromones and Semiochemicals of genus, Ancistrotermes (Isoptera: Termitidae)

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Semiochemicals of Genus Ancistrotermes

Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Uniramia
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Isoptera
Family:	Termitidae
Subfamily:	Macrotermitinae
Tribe:	Microtermitini

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Semiochemical(s):

Ancistrotermes cavithorax Sj�stedt

Baker R

1978b

J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Comm.

1978:

410

ancistrofuran

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

Al �Category of the chemical signal

A -	Attractant
Al -	Allomone
K -	Kairomone
P -	Pheromone
Sy -	Synomone�

major S �Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

Defense substance

alpha-cyclogeraniolene

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

�Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

beta-cyclogeraniolene

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

�Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

Baker R

1978b

J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Comm.

1978:

410

ancistrodial

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

Al �Category of the chemical signal

A -	Attractant
Al -	Allomone
K -	Kairomone
P -	Pheromone
Sy -	Synomone�

minor S �Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

Defense substance

Baker R

1978a

J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Comm.

1978:

981

ancistrofuran

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

Al �Category of the chemical signal

A -	Attractant
Al -	Allomone
K -	Kairomone
P -	Pheromone
Sy -	Synomone�

S �Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

Defense substance

Ancistrotermes dimorphus Tsai & Chen

Wen P

2015

J. Insect Physiol.

83:

Z3Z6-12OH

100 �Relative ratio of the component�

* �(*) indicates that compound is active�

P �Category of the chemical signal

A -	Attractant
Al -	Allomone
K -	Kairomone
P -	Pheromone
Sy -	Synomone�

F �Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

China

Z3-12OH

0.67 �Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

�Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

E3Z6-12OH

0.42 �Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

�Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

Z6-12OH

0.33 �Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

�Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

Ancistrotermes pakistanicus Ahmad

Robert A

2004

Naturwissenschaften

91:

Z3Z6-12OH

1 �Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

P �Category of the chemical signal

A -	Attractant
Al -	Allomone
K -	Kairomone
P -	Pheromone
Sy -	Synomone�

W �Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

ng �Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

Reference(s):

Wen, P., Mo, J., Lu, C., Tan, K., �obotn�k J., and Sillam-Duss�s, D. 2015. Sex-pairing pheromone of Ancistrotermes dimorphus (Isoptera: Macrotermitinae). J. Insect Physiol. 83:8-14.

Robert, A., Peppuy, A., S�mon, E., Boyer, FD., and Lacey, M.J. 2004. A new C12 alcohol identified as a sex pheromone and a trail-following pheromone in termites: the diene (Z,Z)-dodeca-3,6-dien-1-ol. Naturwissenschaften. 91:34-39.

Baker, R., Briner, P.H., and Evans, D.A. 1978b. Chemical defence in the termite Ancistrotermes cavithorax: ancistrodial and ancistrofuran. J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Comm. 1978:410-411.

Baker, R., Briner, P.H., and Evans, D.A. 1978a. Total synthesis of ancistrofuran, a defensive compound from the termite Ancistrotermes cavithorax. J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Comm. 1978:981-983.

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