Coleoptera Scarabaeidae

Koppenhofer AM, Rodriguez-Saona CR, Polavarapu S, Holdcraft RJ. Entomopatogenic nematodes for control of Phyllophaga Georgiana (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae) in cranberries. Biocont Sci Tech. 2008 18 21-31. 

An ether extract of the abdominal glands of the female black chafers, Holotrichia loochooana loochooana (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae), elicited responses from males. Anthranilic acid was identified as the major compound by GC-MS and the amount extracted from each female chafer was estimated to be approximately 1.3 ixg/female. ... 

Extracts of the summer chafer, Amphimallon solstitiale L. (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae), a common European scarab beetle were analyzed by GC-MS and GC-EAD. Both male and female extracts were shown to contain Acetoin — R) (5) > 9 1, as well as 2,3-butanediol — 2R, 3R) (25,35) meso =1 1 9. Although (25, 35)-butanediol did not show any activity, the other compounds elicited strong responses exclusively with male antennae. 

Domek, J. M. and Johnson, D. T. (1988). Demonstration of semiochemically induced aggregation in the green june beetle, Cotinis nitida (L) (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Environmental Entomology 17 147-149. 

Harari, A. R., Benyakir, D. and Rosen, D. (1994). Mechanism of aggregation behavior in Maladera matrida Argaman (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology 20 361-371. 

Maekawa, M., Imai, T., Tsuchiya, S Fujimori, T. and Leal, W. S. (1999). Behavioral and electrophysiological responses of the soybean beetle, Anomala rufocuprea Motschulsky (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae) to methyl anthranilate and its related compounds. Applied Entomology and Zoology 34 99-103. 

Kim J.-Y. and Leal W. S. (2000) Ultrastructure of pheromone-detecting sensillum placodeum of the Japanse beetle, Popillia japonica Newmann (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae). Arthropod Struct. Dev. 29, 121-128. 

Larsson M. C., Leal W. S. and Hansson B. S. (2001) Olfactory receptor neurons detecting plant odours and male volatiles in Anomala cuprea beetles (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae). J. Insect Physiol. 47, 1065-1076. 

Wojtasek H. and Leal W. S. (1999a) Degradation of an alkaloid pheromone from the pale-brown chafer, Phyllopertha diversa (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae), by an insect olfactory cytochrome P450. FEBS Lett. 458, 333-336. 

Fletcher, M.T., Allsopp, P.G., McGrath, M.J., Chow, S Gallagher, O.P., Hull, C Cribb, B.W., Moore, C. J. and Kitching, W. (2008). Diverse cuticular hydrocarbons from Australian cane beetles (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae). Austral. J. Entomol., 47,153-159. 

Ball OJP, Miles CO, Prestidge RA. Ergopeptine alkaloids and Neotyphodium lolii-mediated resistance in perennial ryegrass against adult Heteronychus arator (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). J Econ Entomol 90 1382-1391, 1997. 

Wagner, W., F. Mohrlen, W. Schnetter. 2002. Characterization of the proteolytic enzymes in the midgut of the European Cockchafer, Melolontha melolontha (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae). Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol. 32 803-814. 

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