4-Heptanone in the Mandibular Gland Secretion of the Nearctic Ant, Zacryptocerus varians (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Author: OLUBAJO O.   DUFFIELD R.M.   WHEELER J. W.  

Publisher: Entomological Society of America

ISSN: 1938-2901

Source: Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Vol.73, Iss.1, 1980-01, pp. : 93-94

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Abstract

The mandibular gland secretion of Zacryptocerus varians contains 4-heptanone and 4- heptanol, natural products not previously identified in insects. Their function in the biology of this species is discussed.

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