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Semiochemicals of Amitermes minimus, the Nearctic desert termite

Phylum:  Arthropoda
Subphylum:  Uniramia
Class:  Insecta
Order:  Isoptera
Family:  Termitidae
Subfamily:  Amitermitinae
Genus:  Amitermes
Tribe:  
Author:  Light
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Semiochemical(s):

  Scheffrahn RH  1984b  Cell. Mol. Life Sci.  40: 1136   
    4,11-epo-cis-eudesmane    61 ¦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¦
   		S
¦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¦
   		ng
¦Amount
pg -   Picogram
ng -   Nanogram
µg -   Microgram
mg -   Milligram
g -   Gram¦
   		Defense substance 
 

Reference(s):

Scheffrahn, R.H., Sims, J.J., Gaston, L.K., and Rust, M.K. 1984b. 4,11-epoxy-cis-eudesmane, soldier cephalic secretion of the Nearctic desert termite, Amitermes minimus Light (Termitidae: Termitinae). Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 40:1136-1137.
 
 
Citation: El-Sayed AM 2008. The Pherobase: Database of Insect Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.net>.
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