Formic acid in caustic cephalic secretions of stingless bee,Oxytrigona (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
- 1 May 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Chemical Ecology
- Vol. 13 (5) , 1079-1086
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01020539
Abstract
The cephalic extracts of two species in the stingless bee genusOxytrigona were analyzed. Extracts made in diethyl ether, and then derivatized with diphenyldiazomethane, revealed large quantities of formic acid, potentially a major defensive secretion of this stingless bee group. We additionally identify several hydrocarbons, aldehydes, ketones, and acetates. Novel diketones identified by others were detected in both species.Keywords
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