毒器的内容及其与弓背蚁属（Daceton armigerum）追踪行为的关系。

Contents of poison apparatus and their relation to trail-following in the antDaceton armigerum.

机构信息

Department of Chemistry, University of Keele, Keele, Staffordshire, England.

出版信息

J Chem Ecol. 1992 Dec;18(12):2161-8. doi: 10.1007/BF00984943.

Abstract

The poison gland, which is the source of the trail pheromone inDaceton armigerum, contains a mixture of dimethylpyrazine, trimethylpyrazine and 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine in approximately equal proportions, similar to that of the antManica rubida. The cross-activity in trail-following tests with several other species can thus be explained. The Dufour gland ofD. armigerum contains a mixture of 26 identified hydrocarbons, chiefly 9-tricosene, tricosane, and 9-pentacosene. It also contains very small amounts of two sesquiterpene aldehydes, tetramorine-2 and tetramorine-3, already known in other myrmicine Dufour glands. No volatile substances were detected in the pygidial gland.

摘要

毒腺是兵蚁Armigerum 踪迹信息素的来源，其中含有等量的二甲吡嗪、三甲基吡嗪和 3-乙基-2,5-二甲基吡嗪，类似于蚂蚁 Manica rubida。因此，可以解释在与其他几种物种的跟踪测试中的交叉活性。兵蚁 Armigerum 的 Dufour 腺包含 26 种已鉴定的碳氢化合物的混合物，主要是 9-二十三烯、二十三烷和 9-二十五烯。它还含有两种倍半萜醛，即tetramorine-2 和 tetramorine-3，已在其他拟黑多刺蚁的 Dufour 腺中发现。在尾叶腺中未检测到挥发性物质。