DEFENSE-MECHANISMS OF ARTHROPODS .108. DEFENSIVE SECRETION OF A CARABID BEETLE, HELLUOMORPHOIDES-CLAIRVILLEI

被引：24

作者：

ATTYGALLE, AB ^{[1
]}

MEINWALD, J ^{[1
]}

EISNER, T ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] CORNELL UNIV,NEUROBIOL & BEHAV SECT,ITHACA,NY 14853

来源：

JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY | 1992年 / 18卷 / 03期

关键词：

COLEOPTERA; CARABIDAE; BEETLES; HELLUOMORPHOIDES-CLAIRVILLEI; DEFENSIVE SECRETION; FORMIC ACID; ACETATES; FORMATES; HYDROCARBONS;

D O I：

10.1007/BF00994247

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

The defensive spray of a single female of the rare carabid beetle, Helluomorphoides clairvillei (subfamily Carabinae, supertribe Lebiitae, tribe Helluonini), was found to contain a mixture of compounds, including carboxylic acids (formic, acetic), aliphatic esters (principally nonyl acetate), and hydrocarbons (principally decane). In a single series of discharges, the beetle ejected a total of about 1 % of its body weight as formic acid (1.1 mg). Our findings demonstrate that characterization of secretory components from even minimal samples of secretion should be possible in many cases.

引用

页码：489 / 498

页数：10

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