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Semiochemicals of Coleomegilla maculata, the Pink spotted lady beetle

Phylum:  Arthropoda
Subphylum:  Uniramia
Class:  Insecta
Order:  Coleoptera
Family:  Coccinellidae
Subfamily:  Coccinellinae
Genus:  Coleomegilla
Tribe:  Coccinellini
Author:  DeGeer
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Semiochemical(s):

  Henson RD  1975  Experientia  31: 145   
    precoccinelline    ¦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):

Henson, R.D., Thompson, A.C., Hedin, P.A., Nichols, P.R., and Neel, W.W. 1975. Identification of precoccinellin in the ladybird beetle, Coleomegilla maculata. Experientia. 31:145.
 
 
Citation: El-Sayed AM 2008. The Pherobase: Database of Insect Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.net>.
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