Pheromones and Semiochemicals of Mylabris quadripunctata (Coleoptera: Meloidae), the Four-spotted blister beetle

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Semiochemicals of Mylabris quadripunctata, the Four-spotted blister beetle

Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Uniramia
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Meloidae
Subfamily:	Meloinae
Genus:	Mylabris
Tribe:	Mylabrini
Author:	Linnaeus

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Semiochemical(s):

Nikbakhtzadeh MR

2002

Iran. J. Public Health.

31:

113

cantharidin

�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�

M&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�

Haemolymph

Dixon AFG

1963

Can. Pharm. J.

96:

501

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):

Nikbakhtzadeh, M.R., and Tirgari, S. 2002. Cantharidin component of Iranian blister beetles (Col: Meloidae) and their differences between Iranian and exotic species. Iran. J. Public Health. 31:113-117.

Dixon, A.F.G., Martin-Smith, M., and Smith, S.J. 1963. Isolation of cantharidin from Meloe proscarabeus. Can. Pharm. J. 96:501-503.

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