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. 1990 Jul;16(7):2135-43.
doi: 10.1007/BF01026925.

Chemistry of male mandibular gland secretions ofPhilanthus triangulum

J O Schmidt  1 , C A McDaniel, R T Simon Thomas
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Chemistry of male mandibular gland secretions ofPhilanthus triangulum

J O Schmidt et al. J Chem Ecol. 1990 Jul.

Abstract

Males of the European and African beewolf,Philanthus triangulum, possess a sex specific mandibular gland secretion that is used for marking plant stems in mating territories. The secretion is composed of 90% (Z)-11-eicosen-1-ol plus small amounts of 10-nonadecen-2-one, nonadecenal, octadecanoic and octadecenoic acids, and eicosenal. The chemistry of this secretion differs markedly from the secretions of North AmericanPhilanthus, which consist of a larger number of components that possess different chemical functionalities and are more volatile. We postulate that the chemical differences betweenP. triangulum and its New World relatives reflect phylogenetic differences plus a possible reduced necessity for species isolating mechanisms inP. triangulum.

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