Monolepta australis

Aliphatic ethers have been observed in cuticular lipids from a few insect species. The surface lipids of the locust, L. m. cinerascens contained 4-5% aliphatic ethers (Genin et al., 1987). The major ethers were C29, C31 and C33 compounds with the alkyl moieties ranging in size from 11 to 20 carbons. The locust showed dimorphism solitary locusts had a majority of the longer-carbon-chain ethers while the gregarious locusts had a majority of shorter-carbon-chain ethers. The surface lipids of the red-shouldered leaf beetle, Monolepta australis, contained a series of 7-octadecenyl alkyl ethers, the major constituent being 7-octadecenyl pentadecyl ether (Southwell and Stiff, 1989). 

Southwell, I. A. and Stiff, I. A. (1989). Presence of long-chain dialkyl ethers in cuticular wax of the Australian chrysomelid beetle Monolepta australis. J. Chem. Ecol., 15, 255-263. 

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