Comparison of Dufour Gland Secretions of Two Species of Leptothorax Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Mahmoud Fadl Ali, E. David Morgan, Athula B. Attygalle, Johan P.J. Billen

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Abstract

The D ufour glands of Leptothorax acervorum and L. nylanderi both contain species-specific mixtures of hydrocarbons, dominated by C17 hydrocarbons in L. acervorum and C15 hydrocarbons in L. nylanderi. Both species contain the sesquiterpenoid tetram orene-2, but neither contain (E)- ß-farnesene, which has earlier been found in the glands of Harpagoxenus sublaevis which raids Leptothorax nests and enslaves its workers. The contents of the glands of workers and queens of L. acervorum were very similar.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)955-960
Number of pages6
JournalZeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences
Volume42
Issue number7-8
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 1987

Keywords

  • Dufour Gland
  • Harpagoxenus
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Leptothorax
  • Sesquiterpenes

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