4,11-Epoxy-cis-eudesmane, soldier cephalic secretion of the Nearctic desert termite,Amitermes minimus Light (Termitidae: Termitinae)

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Oct 1984 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Experientia, volume 40, pages 1,136-1,137 (issn: 0014-4754, eissn: 1420-9071,

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Authors: R. H. Scheffrahn; J. J. Sims; L. K. Gaston; M. K. Rust;

doi: 10.1007/bf01971462

4,11-Epoxy-cis-eudesmane, soldier cephalic secretion of the Nearctic desert termite,Amitermes minimus Light (Termitidae: Termitinae)

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The soldier cephalic secretion of the Nearctic desert termite,Amitermes minimus, consists almost entirely of 4,11-epoxy-cis-eudesmane which was previously identified from soldiers of 2 AfricanAmitermes species. Soldiers ofA. minimus each store circa 61 μg of the secretion. Bioassays with the ant,Crematogaster californica, indicate a repellent role for the eudesmane compound in termite defense.

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