| Title: | "Semiochemicals from the predatory stink bug Eocanthecona furcellata (Wolff): components of metathoracic gland, dorsal abdominal gland, and sternal gland secretions" |
| Address: | "Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan 115, Republic of China. shine@gate.sinica.edu.tw" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Volatile compounds from the metathoracic glands (MTG), dorsal abdominal glands (DAG), and sternal setae of the generalist predatory stink bug Eocanthecona furcellata (Wolff) were studied by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. MTGs of both male and female bugs contained (E)-2-decenal as the major component, with lesser amounts of (E, E)-2,4-decadienal, (E, Z)-2,4-decadienal, and (E)-2,9-decadienal. The relative amount of (E)-2,9-decadienal in the MTGs of female bugs was higher than in male bugs. There was no dimorphism in the morphology of the DAGs of adults. However, the DAG contents of adult bugs were different between the sexes. Geraniol was found only in the DAGs of males, and limonene and alpha-terpineol were found only in the DAGs of females, whereas linalool oxide isomers, linalool, neral, and geranial were found in DAGs of both sexes. The DAG contents of nymphs were also analyzed, with 4-oxo-(E)-2-hexenal, 4-oxo-(E)-2-octenal, tridecane, and tetradecanal being major components. Male bugs but not females possess sternal setae, and 6,10,13-trimethyltetradecyl isovalerate was detected from extracts of the sternal setae of males. The possible biological significance of dimorphism in the contents of the glands in adults is discussed" |
| Keywords: | Abdomen Animals Exocrine Glands/*chemistry Female Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Heteroptera/*chemistry Male Pheromones/*chemistry Sex Characteristics Volatilization; |
| Notes: | "MedlineHo, Hsaio-Yung Kou, Rong Tseng, Hsin-Kuang eng 2003/10/31 J Chem Ecol. 2003 Sep; 29(9):2101-14. doi: 10.1023/a:1025638502980" |
