Semiochemicals from the Predatory Stink Bug Eocanthecona furcellata (Wolff): Components of Metathoracic Gland, Dorsal Abdominal Gland, and Sternal Gland Secretions |
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Authors: | Hsaio-Yung Ho Rong Kou Hsin-Kuang Tseng |
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Affiliation: | (1) Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, 115, Republic of China;(2) Taiwan Tea Experiment Station, Pueshin, Hsin-chu, Taiwan, Republic of China |
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Abstract: | Volatile compounds from the metathoracic glands (MTG), dorsal abdominal glands (DAG), and sternal setae of the generalist predatory stink bug Eocanthecona furcellata (Wolff) were studied by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. MTGs of both male and female bugs contained (E)-2-decenal as the major component, with lesser amounts of (E,E)-2,4-decadienal, (E,Z)-2,4-decadienal, and (E)-2,9-decadienal. The relative amount of (E)-2,9-decadienal in the MTGs of female bugs was higher than in male bugs. There was no dimorphism in the morphology of the DAGs of adults. However, the DAG contents of adult bugs were different between the sexes. Geraniol was found only in the DAGs of males, and limonene and -terpineol were found only in the DAGs of females, whereas linalool oxide isomers, linalool, neral, and geranial were found in DAGs of both sexes. The DAG contents of nymphs were also analyzed, with 4-oxo-(E)-2-hexenal, 4-oxo-(E)-2-octenal, tridecane, and tetradecanal being major components. Male bugs but not females possess sternal setae, and 6,10,13-trimethyltetradecyl isovalerate was detected from extracts of the sternal setae of males. The possible biological significance of dimorphism in the contents of the glands in adults is discussed. |
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Keywords: | Eocanthecona furcellata decadienal limonene -terpineol" target="_blank">gif" alt="agr" align="BASELINE" BORDER="0">-terpineol geraniol 6 10 13-trimethyltetradecyl isovalerate Pentatomidae metathoracic gland dorsal abdominal gland sternal gland |
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