Exocrine chemistry of the myrmicine ant  Zacryptocerus pusillus  (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) | Zendy

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Exocrine chemistry of the myrmicine ant Zacryptocerus pusillus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Author(s) -

Morgan E. David,

Keegans Sarah J.,

Billen Johan

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.576

H-Index - 66

eISSN - 1520-6327

pISSN - 0739-4462

DOI - 10.1002/arch.20136

Subject(s) - hymenoptera , exocrine gland , biology , nonanal , ant , exocrine secretion , insect , zoology , biochemistry , anatomy , botany , ecology , food science , secretion

Minor workers of the ant Zacryptocerus pusillus have unusual exocrine secretions in both their mandibular and Dufour glands. The mandibular glands contain a 3:1 mixture of 4‐heptanone and 4‐heptanol, a mixture found only in the related species Z. varians. The Dufour gland contains a mixture of 13 aldehydes from C 9 to C 18 , not previously encountered in ant secretions. The venom glands gave variable results with only nonanal present consistently. Arch. Insect Biochem. Physiol. 63:11–14, 2006. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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