Meinwald J, Meinwald Y C, Chalmers A M, Eisner T
Science. 1968 May 24;160(3830):890-2. doi: 10.1126/science.160.3830.890.
The aposematic cantharid beetle Chauliognathus lecontei produces a defensive secretion, from glands in its thorax and abdomen, containing 8-cis-dihydromatricaria acid. Similar acetylenic compounds are known only from certain fungi and flowering plants.
具有警戒色的芫菁科甲虫勒孔特花萤(Chauliognathus lecontei)从其胸部和腹部的腺体中分泌一种防御性分泌物,其中含有8-顺式二氢母菊酸。类似的炔类化合物仅在某些真菌和开花植物中发现过。