Behavioral and chemical analysis of venom gland secretion of queens of the ant Solenopsis geminata

被引：18

作者：

Cruz-López, L

Rojas, JC

De la Cruz-Cordero, R

Morgan, ED

机构：

[1] El Colegio Frontera Sur, Tapachula 30700, Chiapas, Mexico

[2] Univ Keele, Sch Chem & Phys, Lennard Jones Lab, Chem Ecol Grp, Keele ST5 5BG, Staffs, England

来源：

JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY | 2001年 / 27卷 / 12期

关键词：

Solenopsis geminata; fire ants; venom secretion; sesquiterpenes; queen pheromone recognition;

D O I：

10.1023/A:1013671330253

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：

Bioassays in a Y-tube olfactometer showed that workers of Solenopsis geminata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) were attracted to venom gland extracts of queens. Gas chromatography coupled mass spectrometry analysis of individual glands of queens of S. geminata showed that the secretion is composed mainly of a large amount of 2-alkyl-6-methylpiperidine alkaloids and a tiny amount of a delta -lactone and a alpha -pyrone, which have been earlier identified as components of the queen attractant pheromone of Solenopsis invicta Buren. However, additional small amounts of a mixture of sesquiterpenes and pentadecene were found. The possible function of the sesquiterpenoid compounds is discussed.

引用

页码：2437 / 2445

页数：9

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