Carl Hay den Bee Research Center, USDA-ARS, 2000 E. Allen Road, 85719, Tucson, Arizona.
J Chem Ecol. 1985 Jul;11(7):895-901. doi: 10.1007/BF01012076.
Observations of wasp behavior indicate that male beewolves,Philanthus basilaris andP. bicinctus apply a "marking pheromone" to the leaves and stems of plants within their territories. We now provide direct evidence for the presence of volatile chemicals in the paired mandibular glands of the males, provide preliminary identification of these volatiles, and show that all of the volatile chemicals in the mandibular glands are present on freshly marked plant surfaces but are absent from unmarked plants. Pyrazines, which have been reported in other species of aculeate wasps including the EuropeanPhilanthus triangulum, were not found inP. basilaris orP. bicinctus.
对黄蜂行为的观察表明，雄蚁猎蝽 Philanthus basilaris 和 Philanthus bicinctus 会在其领地内的植物的叶片和茎干上分泌一种“标记信息素”。我们现在提供了雄蚁成对下颚腺中挥发性化学物质存在的直接证据，初步鉴定了这些挥发物，并表明下颚腺中的所有挥发性化学物质都存在于新标记的植物表面，但不存在于未标记的植物上。在包括欧洲 Philanthus triangulum 在内的其他类胡蜂中也有报道的吡嗪类物质，在 Philanthus basilaris 或 Philanthus bicinctus 中并未发现。
