Defense Mechanisms of Arthropods. XXI. Formic Acid and n-Nonyl Acetate in the Defensive Spray of Two Species of Helluomorphoides12
- 15 May 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Annals of the Entomological Society of America
- Vol. 61 (3) , 610-613
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/61.3.610
Abstract
The defensive glands of Helluomorphoides ferrugincus (LeConte) and H. latitarsis (Casey) secrete a mixture of formic acid and n-nonyl acetate. The secretion is ejected as an aimed spray. Experimental evidence indicates that the defensive effectiveness of the spray would be considerably lessened in the absence of the ester.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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