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Semiochemicals of Genus Graphoderus

Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Uniramia
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Subfamily: Dytiscinae
Tribe: Aciliini
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Semiochemical(s):

Graphoderus cinereus Linnaeus
 
               Schaaf O  2000  J. Chem. Ecol.  26: 2291   
    3,11-dihydroxypregnan-20-one    ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦   Al
¦Category of the chemical signal
A -   Attractant
Al -   Allomone
K -   Kairomone
P -   Pheromone
Sy -   Synomone¦
  
¦Source of the chemical signal
F -   Female
H -   Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -   Lure
M -   Male
M&F -   Male and Female
S -   Solider
Q -   Queen
W -   Worker¦
  
¦Amount
pg -   Picogram
ng -   Nanogram
µg -   Microgram
mg -   Milligram
g -   Gram¦
   		Defense substance 
 
 
Graphoderus liberus Say
 
               Miller JR  1973  J. Insect Physiol.  19: 917   
    cortexone    ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦   Al
¦Category of the chemical signal
A -   Attractant
Al -   Allomone
K -   Kairomone
P -   Pheromone
Sy -   Synomone¦
  
¦Source of the chemical signal
F -   Female
H -   Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -   Lure
M -   Male
M&F -   Male and Female
S -   Solider
Q -   Queen
W -   Worker¦
  
¦Amount
pg -   Picogram
ng -   Nanogram
µg -   Microgram
mg -   Milligram
g -   Gram¦
   		Defense substance 
 
 
Reference(s):

Schaaf, O., Baumgarten, J., and Dettner, K. 2000. Identification and function of prothoracic exocrine gland steroids of the dytiscid beetles Graphoderus cinereus and Laccophilus minutus. J. Chem. Ecol. 26:2291-2305.
 
Miller, J.R., and Mumma, R.O. 1973. Defensive agents of the American water beetles Agabus seriatus and Graphoderus liberus. J. Insect Physiol. 19:917-925.
 

 
Citation: El-Sayed AM 2008. The Pherobase: Database of Insect Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.net>.
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