| Title: | "The scarab beetleAnomala albopilosa sakishimana utilizes the same sex pheromone blend as a closely related and geographically isolated species,Anomala cuprea" |
| Author(s): | Leal WS; Kawamura F; Ono M; |
| Address: | "Department of Insect Physiology and Behavior, National Institute of Sericultural and Entomological Science (NISES), 1-2 Ohwashi, 305, Tsukuba-shi, Japan" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Two components were identified in the sex pheromone system of the green chafter,Anomala albopilosa sakishimana Nomura: (R,Z)-5-(-)-(oct-1-enyl)oxacyclopentan-2-one (buibuilactone) and (R,Z)-5-(-)-(dec-1-enyl)oxyacyclopentan-2-one (japonilure), which have been previously identified as sex pheromone constituents ofA. cuprea andA. octiescostata. A female-specific minor component, (R,E)-5-(-)-(oct-1-enyl)oxacyclopentan-2-one, did not seem to be involved in pheromonal communication because it was not EAD active, but its role remained unclear. A synthetic blend of the two components captured significantly more beetles than any other treatments. Nevertheless, the fact that both the synthetic sex pheromone and field-captured female beetles were weak lures convinced us that the sex pheromone system may be only part of a complex communication system, probably involving plant volatiles. Although the sex pheromone was released during both the scotophase and photophase, there was an increase of 60% in the photophase" |
| Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINELeal, W S Kawamura, F Ono, M eng 1994/07/01 J Chem Ecol. 1994 Jul; 20(7):1667-76. doi: 10.1007/BF02059888" |
