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J Chem Ecol

Title:		"2,3-Hexanediols as sex attractants and a female-produced sex pheromone for cerambycid beetles in the prionine genus Tragosoma"
Author(s):		Ray AM; Barbour JD; McElfresh JS; Moreira JA; Swift I; Wright IM; Zunic A; Mitchell RF; Graham EE; Alten RL; Millar JG; Hanks LM;
Address:		"Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA. raya6@xavier.edu"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		2012
Volume:		20120826
Issue:		9
Page Number:		1151 - 1158
DOI:		10.1007/s10886-012-0181-z
ISSN/ISBN:		1573-1561 (Electronic) 0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Recent work suggests that closely related cerambycid species often share pheromone components, or even produce pheromone blends of identical composition. However, little is known of the pheromones of species in the subfamily Prioninae. During field bioassays in California, males of three species in the prionine genus Tragosoma were attracted to 2,3-hexanediols, common components of male-produced aggregation pheromones of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae. We report here that the female-produced sex pheromone of Tragosoma depsarium 'sp. nov. Laplante' is (2R,3R)-2,3-hexanediol, and provide evidence from field bioassays and electroantennography that the female-produced pheromone of both Tragosoma pilosicorne Casey and T. depsarium 'harrisi' LeConte may be (2S,3R)-2,3-hexanediol. Sexual dimorphism in the sculpting of the prothorax suggests that the pheromone glands are located in the prothorax of females. This is the second sex attractant pheromone structure identified from the subfamily Prioninae, and our results provide further evidence of pheromonal parsimony within the Cerambycidae, in this case extending across both subfamily and gender lines"
Keywords:		Animals Biological Assay Coleoptera/chemistry/*drug effects/*metabolism Female Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Glycols/analysis/chemistry/*metabolism/*pharmacology Isomerism Male Odorants/analysis Sex Attractants/analysis/*biosynthesis/chemistry/*pha;
Notes:		"MedlineRay, Ann M Barbour, James D McElfresh, J Steven Moreira, Jardel A Swift, Ian Wright, Ian M Zunic, Alenka Mitchell, Robert F Graham, Elizabeth E Alten, Ronald L Millar, Jocelyn G Hanks, Lawrence M eng K12 GM000708/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. 2012/08/28 J Chem Ecol. 2012 Sep; 38(9):1151-8. doi: 10.1007/s10886-012-0181-z. Epub 2012 Aug 26"