Pheromones and Semiochemicals of Brachinus crepitans (Coleoptera: Carabidae), the Greater bombardier beetle

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Semiochemicals of Brachinus crepitans, the Greater bombardier beetle

Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Uniramia
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Carabidae
Subfamily:	Brachininae
Genus:	Brachinus
Tribe:	Brachinini
Author:	Linnaeus

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Semiochemical(s):

Schildknecht H

1957

Angew. Chem.

69:

1,4-benzoquinone

�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�

�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

toluquinone

�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�

Reference(s):

Schildknecht, H. 1957. Zur chemie des bombardierk�fers. Angew. Chem. 69:62.

Citation: El-Sayed AM 2024. The Pherobase: Database of Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.com>.
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