Exocrine secretions of bees. X. 3,7-Dimethyldeca-2,6-dien-1,10-diol;: a sex-specific compound from Nomanda annulata (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae)

3,7-Dimethyldeca-2,6-dien-1,10-diol was isolated from male cephalic extracts of the cleptoparasitic or "cuckoo" bee, Nomada annulata. The compound is absent in female head extracts. This diol, previously known only from a male danaid butterfly, is a new bee natural product and is not found...

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Published in:Journal of chemical ecology 1990-04, Vol.16 (4)
Main Authors: Duffield, R.M. (Howard University, Washington, D.C.), Simon-Jordan, C, Riddick, E.W, Wheeler, J.W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
APIDAE
CABEZA
COMPOSE VOLATIL
COMPUESTO VOLATIL
EXTRACTOS
EXTRAIT
GLANDE SALIVAIRE
GLANDULAS SALIVALES
MACHO
MALE
SECRECION
SECRETION
TECHNIQUE ANALYTIQUE
TECNICAS ANALITICAS
TETE
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Summary:3,7-Dimethyldeca-2,6-dien-1,10-diol was isolated from male cephalic extracts of the cleptoparasitic or "cuckoo" bee, Nomada annulata. The compound is absent in female head extracts. This diol, previously known only from a male danaid butterfly, is a new bee natural product and is not found in the volatile exocrine secretions of the host bee, Andrena macra. The role of this compound in this parasite-host system, including the chemical basis of Nomada-Andrena associations, is discussed
ISSN:0098-0331
1573-1561