title: Defensive secretion ofTenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).
abstract: The defensive secretion ofTenebrio molitor contains a mixture of 2-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone andm-cresol. The phenol had not previously been detected in the secretion, although some investigators reported presence of 2-ethyl-1,4-benzoquinone as a second component. We failed to detect the latter quinone in secretion samples from three laboratory populations ofT. molitor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Cornell University, 14853, Ithaca, New York.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Attygalle
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Blankespoor
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meinwald
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Eisner