The comparative exocrine chemistry of nine Old World species of Messor (Formicidae: Myrmicinae)

Jason E. Co; Tappey H. Jones; Abraham Hefetz; Alberto Tinaut; Roy R. Snelling

doi:10.1016/S0305-1978(02)00155-2

The comparative exocrine chemistry of nine Old World species of Messor (Formicidae: Myrmicinae)

Jason E. Co, Tappey H. Jones^*, Abraham Hefetz, Alberto Tinaut, Roy R. Snelling

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A comparative study of the exocrine chemistry of Messor bouvieri, M. barbarus, M. lusitanicus, M. marocanus, M. arenarius, M. ebeninus, M. rugosus, M. angularis, and M. cephalotes has been carried out. Anabasine and related nicotinoids were detected in all these species except for M. barbarus, M. lusitanicus, and M. rugosus. The alkenes from the Dufour's glands of these ants were shown to be 1-alkenes by derivitization with dimethyldisulfide. These results are compared with previous chemical investigations of Messor species.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	367-373
Number of pages	7
Journal	Biochemical Systematics and Ecology
Volume	31
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(02)00155-2
State	Published - Apr 2003

Keywords

Anabasine
Dufour gland
Harvester ants
Messor
Poison glands

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