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. 1990 Mar;16(3):685-92.
doi: 10.1007/BF01016479.

Chemical defense secretions of some species of Malaysian rhinotermitidae (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae)

C H Chuah  1 , S H Goh, Y P Tho
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Chemical defense secretions of some species of Malaysian rhinotermitidae (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae)

C H Chuah et al. J Chem Ecol. 1990 Mar.

Abstract

The defense secretions of the soldiers of the Malaysian rhinotermitid,Parrhinotermes aequalis (Havilandi) andP. pygmaeus (John),Termitogeton planus (Havilandi) andSchedorhinotermes malaccensis (Holmgren) consist mainly of vinyl ketones, whereas that ofProrhinotermes flavus (Bugnion & Popoff) gives (E)-1-nitropentadecene. The chemistry of the defense secretions ofParrhinotermes andTermitogeton is documented and based on their chemical relationships;Termitogeton shows a closer affinity to the Rhinotermitinae than Heterotermitinae.

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