The male abdominal glands of Leucophaea maderae: chemical identification of the volatile secretion and sex pheromone function.
In Leucophaea maderae, male calling behavior involves the release of a sex pheromone from the abdominal sternal glands. An extract of sternal glands attracted conspecific females over a distance. The compounds present were identified as hydroxy-3-butan-2-one, (2R, 3R)-butanediol, senecioic acid, and (E)-2-octenoic acid. The same components are also present in male tergal glands. The identified compounds were tested on their own and in mixtures. Their biological function is discussed.
Farine
Jean-Pierre
JP
CNRS, UMR 5548, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Bourgogne, 6 Bd. Gabriel, 21000, Dijon, France. jean-pierre.farine@u-bourgogne.fr
Sirugue
Daniel
D
Abed-Vieillard
Dehbia
D
Everaerts
Claude
C
Le Quéré
Jean-Luc
JL
Bonnard
Odile
O
Brossut
Remy
R
D000818:Animals; D003058:Cockroaches / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012543:Scent Glands / Q000502:physiology*; D012724:Sex Attractants / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology*; D014835:Volatilization
D012724:Sex Attractants