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Semiochemicals of Rhodnius prolixus

Phylum:  Arthropoda
Subphylum:  Uniramia
Class:  Insecta
Order:  Heteroptera
Family:  Reduviidae
Subfamily:  Triatominae
Genus:  Rhodnius
Tribe:  Rhodniini
Author:  Stĺl
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Semiochemical(s):

  Kalin M  1975  Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am.  68: 126   
    isobutyric acid    ¦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 
 
  Otálora-Luna F  1974  J. Comp. Physiol.  10: 847   
    CO2    ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦   A
¦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¦
   		 
    ammonia    ¦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):

Kalin, M., and Barrett, F.M. 1975. Observations on the anatomy, histology, release site, and function of brindley's glands in the blood-sucking bug Rhodnius prolixus (Heteroptera: Reduviidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 68:126-134.
 
Otalora-Luna, F., Perret, J.L., and Guerin, P.M. 2004. Appetence behaviours of the triatomine bug Rhodnius prolixus on a servosphere in response to the host metabolites carbon dioxide and ammonia. J. Comp. Physiol. A. 10:847-54.
 
 
Citation: El-Sayed AM 2008. The Pherobase: Database of Insect Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.net>.
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