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Semiochemicals of Hippodamia convergens, the Convergent lady beetle

Phylum:  Arthropoda
Subphylum:  Uniramia
Class:  Insecta
Order:  Coleoptera
Family:  Coccinellidae
Subfamily:  Coccinellinae
Genus:  Hippodamia
Tribe:  Coccinellini
Author:  Guérin-Méneville
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Semiochemical(s):

  Cudjoe E  2005  Analyst  130: 152   
    2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine    ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦   P
¦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¦
   		 
    2-sec-butyl-3-methoxypyrazine    ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦    
¦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¦
   		 
    2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine    ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦    
¦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¦
   		 
 
  Acar EB  2001  Can. Entomol.  133: 389   
    E-beta-farnesene    ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦   K
¦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¦
   		 
 
  Braconnier MF  1985  Experientia  41: 519   
    harmonine    ¦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 
 
  Tursch B  1974  Tetrahedron Lett.  15: 409   
    hippodamine    ¦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 
    convergine    ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦    
¦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¦
   		 
 

Reference(s):

Cudjoe, E., Wiederkehr, T.B., and Brindle, I.D. 2005. Headspace gas chromatography-mass spectrometry: A fast approach to the identification and determination of 2-alkyl-3- methoxypyrazine pheromones in ladybugs. Analyst. 130:152-155.
 
Acar, E.B., Medina, J.C., Lee, M.L., and Booth, G.M. 2001. Olfactory behavior of convergent lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) to alarm pheromone of green peach aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Can. Entomol. 133:389-397.
 
Braconnier, M.F., Braekman, J.C., Daloze, D., and Pasteels, J.M. 1985. (Z)-1,17-diaminooctadec-9-ene, a novel aliphatic diamine from Coccinellidae. Experientia. 41:519-520.
 
Tursch, B., Daloze, D., Braekman, J.C., Hootele, C., Cravador, A., Losman D., and Karlsson R. 1974. Chemical ecology of arthropods. IX. Structure and absolute configuration of hippodamine and convergine, two novel alkaloids from the American ladybug Hippodamia convergens (Coleoptera - Coccinellidae). Tetrahedron Lett. 15:409-412.
 
 
Citation: El-Sayed AM 2011. The Pherobase: Database of Insect Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.com>.
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