Male cephalic labial gland secretions of two bumblebee species of the subgenus Cullumanobombus (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus latreille) and their distribution in central Europe.
The cephalic labial gland secretion of Bombus semenoviellus males was analyzed, and its chemical composition is reported for the first time. The secretion functions as sex or marking pheromone. Eighty compounds were identified in the secretion, the main one being all-trans-geranylgeranyl acetate (48%). The same compound was shown to form 87% of the labial gland secretion of B. cullumanus males. Both species are closely related and belong to the subgenus Cullumanobombus.
Hovorka
Oldrich
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Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10 Prague, Czech Republic.
Valterová
Irena
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Rasmont
Pierre
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Terzo
Michaël
M
D000818:Animals; D005060:Europe; D006927:Hymenoptera / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D012543:Scent Glands / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D012724:Sex Attractants / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*
D012724:Sex Attractants