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Semiochemicals of Amitermes evuncifer

Phylum:  Arthropoda
Subphylum:  Uniramia
Class:  Insecta
Order:  Isoptera
Family:  Termitidae
Subfamily:  Amitermitinae
Genus:  Amitermes
Tribe:  
Author:  Silvestri
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Semiochemical(s):

  Wadhams LJ  1974  Tetrahedron Lett.  18: 1697   
    4,11-epo-cis-eudesmane    ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦   Al
¦Category of the chemical signal
A -   Attractant
Al -   Allomone
K -   Kairomone
P -   Pheromone
Sy -   Synomone¦
   		S
¦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¦
   		Defense substance 
 

Reference(s):

Wadhams, L.J., Baker, R., and Howse, P.E. 1974. 4,11-epoxy-cis-eudesmane, a novel oxygenated sesquiterpene in the frontal gland secretion of the termite, Amitermes evuncifer Silvestri. Tetrahedron Lett. 18:1697-1700.
 
 
Citation: El-Sayed AM 2008. The Pherobase: Database of Insect Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.com>.
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