title: Ethyl decanoate as a major component in the defensive secretion of two new zealand aleocharine (staphylinidae) beetles-Tramiathaea cornigera (broun) andThamiaraea fuscicornis (broun).
abstract: The defensive secretions of bothTramiathaea cornigera andThamiaraea fuscicornis contain undecane, toluquinone, ethyl decanoate and smaller amounts of other esters. The presence of esters particularly ethyl decanoate as a major component sets these two beetles apart chemically not only among the staphylinids but also within the subfamily Aleocharinae.
authors.affiliation: Entomology Division, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Private Bag, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gnanasunderam
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Butcher
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Hutchins