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Cuticular lipids of insects: II. Hydrocarbons of the cockroaches Periplaneta australasiae, Periplaneta brunnea and Periplaneta fuliginosa
Author(s) -
Jackson Larry L.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
lipids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.601
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1558-9307
pISSN - 0024-4201
DOI - 10.1007/bf02531092
Subject(s) - periplaneta , dictyoptera , cockroach , blattidae , hydrocarbon , chemistry , biology , toxicology , organic chemistry , ecology
The major cuticular hydrocarbons of the cockroaches Periplaneta australasiae, Periplaneta brunnea and Periplaneta fuliginosa are n ‐tricosane, cis ‐9‐tricosene, 3‐methyltricosane, 11‐methyltricosane and 13‐methylpentacosane. There are as yet unexplained quantitative differences between the hydrocarbon compositions of males and females of P. australasiae and P. fuliginosa, cis ‐9‐tricosene being a major hydrocarbon of the males only. A series of mono‐methyl internally branched hydrocarbons ranging in chain length from 23 to 26 carbons with the methyl branch on the 13th carbon from one end was observed. Minor quantities of other hydrocarbons have been identified.