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J Chem Ecol

Title:		Close-range attraction in Lygocoris pabulinus (L.)
Author(s):		Drijfhout FP; Groot AT;
Address:		"Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Phytochemical Section, Wageningen University, The Netherlands. Falko.Drijfhout@bio.oc.wau.nl"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		2001
Volume:		27
Issue:		6
Page Number:		1133 - 1149
DOI:		10.1023/a:1010311928256
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Males of the green capsid bug, Lygocoris pabulinus, exhibit a specific courtship behavior, i.e., a vibration of the abdomen. When both live and dead females were offered to males, this vibration behavior was elicited in most of the males tested. When females were dissected into separate body parts, heads, wings, and legs elicited equal responses, while thorax plus abdomen elicited a much lower response. When separate body parts were extracted, the leg extracts elicited significantly stronger responses than any other extract. This suggests that female L. pabulinus legs are either the source of a close-range sex pheromone or that pheromone is accumulated on the legs due to grooming behavior. The leg extracts contained several hydrocarbons such as n-alkenes, n-alkanes, and some methylalkanes. Female extracts contained more (Z)-9-pentacosene and male extracts contained more (Z)-9-heptacosene. Substrates on which females had walked elicited similar responses as female legs, indicating that the pheromone is deposited on the substrate. This enlarges the functional range of low-volatility compounds, which are thought to function only when sexes are in close vicinity or in contact"
Keywords:		"Abdomen Animals Female Heteroptera/*physiology Hydrocarbons/chemistry Leg Male *Movement Sex Attractants/*pharmacology *Sexual Behavior, Animal Vibration Volatilization;"
Notes:		"MedlineDrijfhout, F P Groot, A T eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2001/08/16 J Chem Ecol. 2001 Jun; 27(6):1133-49. doi: 10.1023/a:1010311928256"