Iridomyrmex nitidus

All of these components possess the molecular formula C10HJ6O2 (mw 168 amu). Among these, the former two compounds are the reduced form nepetalactones [5], which is the main component of catnip, Nepeta cataria (Labiatae), known as a favorite plant of cats in the United States. The latter two components are also present in the postbinary anal gland secretions of the Argentina ant Iridomyrmex humilis) and Iridomyrmex nitidus and work as defensive substances [6—8].Therefore, these Cjo compounds with such skeleton are sometimes called iridoids. 

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