Pheromones and Semiochemicals of Epicauta maculata (Coleoptera: Meloidae), the Spotted blister beetle

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Semiochemicals of Epicauta maculata, the Spotted blister beetle

Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Uniramia
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Meloidae
Subfamily:	Meloinae
Genus:	Epicauta
Tribe:	Epicautini
Author:	Say

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Semiochemical(s):

Frenzel M

1994

J. Chem. Ecol.

20:

1795

cantharidin

�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

Reference(s):

Frenzel, M., and Dettner, K. 1994. Quantification of cantharidin in canthariphilous Ceratopogonidae (Diptera), Anthomyiidae (Diptera) and cantharidin-producing Oedemeridae (Coleoptera). J. Chem. Ecol. 20:1795-1812.

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