Regeneration and biosynthesis of dytiscid defensive agents (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)
- 1 November 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Chemical Ecology
- Vol. 9 (11) , 1449-1464
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00988511
Abstract
The defensive secretions of the dytiscid species,Agabus seriatus (Say) andAgabus obtusatus (Say), were qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed by high-pressure liquid chromatography. The intrinsic ability ofA. Seriatus andA. Obtusatus to regenerate their prothoracic gland defensive secretions under laboratory conditions was determined by analyzing the secretions every seventh day for five weeks. Both beetles regenerated ∼ 80% of their prothoracic gland components within two weeks.A. seriatus was injected with [4-14C]cholesterol and after a three-week regeneration period 7.5% of the14Clabel was found in the steroidal defensive secretion from the prothoracic glands.Keywords
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