Sex Pheromone Localization in Females of Six Trogoderma Species (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)1
- 15 May 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Annals of the Entomological Society of America
- Vol. 66 (3) , 545-550
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/66.3.545
Abstract
Hexane extracts of 7th abdominal sternites (5th, or last, visible sternites) from Trogoderma glabrum (Herbst), T. inclusum LeConte, and T. variabile Ballion females were more active than extracts of females with 7th abdominal sternites removed. An enlarged, glandular epithelium lines the inner surface of the 7th abdominal sternite of female T. glabrum, T. inclusum, T. variabile, T. simplex Jayne, T. grassmani Beal, and T. sternale Jayne. The epithelium is composed of at least 2 cell types; squamous, basophilic cells in contact with the cuticle, and a proximal layer of larger, secretory cells. Based on preliminary observations of ultrastructure, possible pheromone release mechanisms are discussed.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: