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Semiochemicals of Genus Megacyllene

Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Uniramia
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Spondylidinae
Tribe: Clytini
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Semiochemical(s):

Megacyllene caryae Gahan
 
               Ginzel MD  2006  J. Chem. Ecol.  32: 435   
    Z9-29Hy    ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦   P
¦Category of the chemical signal
A -   Attractant
Al -   Allomone
K -   Kairomone
P -   Pheromone
Sy -   Synomone¦
  
¦Source of the chemical signal
F -   Female
H -   Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -   Lure
M -   Male
M&F -   Male and Female
S -   Solider
Q -   Queen
W -   Worker¦
  
¦Amount
pg -   Picogram
ng -   Nanogram
µg -   Microgram
mg -   Milligram
g -   Gram¦
   		Contact sex pheromone 
 
 
Megacyllene robiniae Förster
 
               Ginzel MD  2003a  Chemoecology  13: 135   
    Z9-25Hy    ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦   P
¦Category of the chemical signal
A -   Attractant
Al -   Allomone
K -   Kairomone
P -   Pheromone
Sy -   Synomone¦
  
¦Source of the chemical signal
F -   Female
H -   Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -   Lure
M -   Male
M&F -   Male and Female
S -   Solider
Q -   Queen
W -   Worker¦
  
¦Amount
pg -   Picogram
ng -   Nanogram
µg -   Microgram
mg -   Milligram
g -   Gram¦
   		Contact sex pheromone 
 
 
Reference(s):

Ginzel, M.D., Moreira, J.A., Ray, A.M., Millar, J.G., and Hanks, L.M. 2006. (Z)-9-nonacosene - major component of the contact sex pheromone of the beetle Megacyllene caryae. J. Chem. Ecol. 32:435-451.
 
Ginzel, M.D., Millar, J.G., and Hanks, L.M. 2003a. (Z)-9-pentacosene - contact sex pheromone of the locust borer, Megacyllene robiniae. Chemoecology. 13:135-141.
 

 
Citation: El-Sayed AM 2008. The Pherobase: Database of Insect Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.com>.
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