Title: | Tergal Gland Secretion of the Rove Beetle Aleochara pseudochrysorrhoa (Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae): Chemical Composition and Biological Roles |
Author(s): | da Silva MR; Vidal DM; Figueiredo L; Bandeira PT; Bergmann J; Zarbin PHG; |
Address: | "Departamento de Quimica, Universidade Federal do Parana, Caixa Postal, 19020, 81531-990, Curitiba, PR, Brazil. Departamento de Quimica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antonio Carlos, No. 6627, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. Instituto de Quimica, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, Avda. Universidad 330, 2340000, Valparaiso, Chile" |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1612-1880 (Electronic) 1612-1872 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Aleochara pseudochrysorrhoa has a glandular complex known as the tergal gland. Generally, the tergal gland secretion (TGS) has been described to have defensive function, but some reports point to a possible secondary function of this complex. For example, the TGS of the related species A. curtula has been demonstrated to possess an important role in intraspecies communication. In this work, we describe the chemical composition of the TGS of A. pseudochrysorrhoa males and females. Eleven compounds were identified based on GC/MS and GC-FT-IR analyses, retention indexes and derivatization products. Furthermore, a brief study regarding the biological function of the TGS in mating behavior is provided, in which the stimulation of male grasping response reaction by female TGS proved to be dependent on concentration" |
Keywords: | "Animals Bodily Secretions/*chemistry/metabolism Chromatography, Gas Coleoptera Female Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Male Molecular Structure Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared Aleochara pseudochrysorrhoa allomones defensive behavior pheromone;" |
Notes: | "Medlineda Silva, Maycon R Vidal, Diogo M Figueiredo, Leonardo Bandeira, Pamela T Bergmann, Jan Zarbin, Paulo H G eng Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico/ Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel superior/ Instituto Nacional de Ciencias e Tecnologia de Semioquimicos na Agricultura/ Switzerland 2020/09/04 Chem Biodivers. 2020 Oct; 17(10):e2000483. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.202000483. Epub 2020 Oct 6" |