Anoplophora malasiaca

While these functionalized ethers maybe long range signals,long chain unsaturated ketones, isolated from the elytra of females of the related species Anoplophora malasiaca, act as contact pheromones. The mixture of 10-hepta-cosanone, (Z)-18-heptacosen-10-one, (18Z,21Z) -18,21 -heptacosadien-10-one and (18Z,21Z,24Z)-18,21,24-heptacosatrien-10-one 188 proved to show pronounced biological activity [349]. 

Akino, T Fukaya, M., Yasui, H. and Wakamura, S. (2001). Sexual dimorphism in cuticular hydrocarbons of the white-spotted longicom beetle, Anoplophora malasiaca (Coleoptera Cerambycidae). Entomol. ScL, 4, 271-277. 

Mori, K. (2007). Absolute configuration of gomadalactones A, B and C, the components of the contact sex pheromone of Anoplophora malasiaca. Tetrahedron Lett., 48, 5609-5611. 

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