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The mandibular gland secretion of the ant, Myrmica scabrinodis
Author(s) -
MORGAN E. D.,
INWOOD M. R.,
CAMMAERTS M.C.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
physiological entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-3032
pISSN - 0307-6962
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1978.tb00140.x
Subject(s) - biology , ant , secretion , attraction , acetone , octanol , zoology , chemistry , ecology , biochemistry , organic chemistry , philosophy , linguistics , partition coefficient
. The volatile secretion of the mandibular gland of the common elbowed red ant, Myrmica scabrinodis Nyl., is shown to consist of ethanal, ethanol, acetone, 3‐hexanone, 3‐hexanol, 3‐heptanone, 3‐heptanol, 3‐octanone, 3‐octanol, 6‐methyl‐3‐octanone, 6‐methyl‐3‐octanol, 3‐nonanone, 3‐nonanol, 3‐decanone and 3‐undecanone. The electroantennographic response to the major components was recorded and compared with some related compounds. Behavioural tests were carried out on the major constituents, showing that 3‐octanol is an attractant for workers, that 3‐octanone increases the effect of 3‐octanol, and 3‐nonanone augments the linear speed of the ants.