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Semiochemicals of Nicrophorus vespilloides, the Common sexton beetle

Phylum:  Arthropoda
Subphylum:  Uniramia
Class:  Insecta
Order:  Coleoptera
Family:  Silphidae
Subfamily:  Nicrophorinae
Genus:  Nicrophorus
Tribe:  Nicrophorini
Author:  Herbst
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Semiochemical(s):

  Haberer W  2008  J. Chem. Ecol.  34: 94   
    ethyl 4me-heptanoate    ¦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¦
   		M
¦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¦
   		 
 

Reference(s):

Haberer, W., Schmitt, T., Peschke, K., Schreier, P., and Müller, J.K. 2008. Ethyl 4-methyl heptanoate: a male-produced pheromone of Nicrophorus vespilloides. J. Chem. Ecol. 34:94-98.
 
 
Citation: El-Sayed AM 2008. The Pherobase: Database of Insect Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.com>.
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