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Gunther Tschuch1, Peter Lindemann, Anja Niesen
1Developmental Biology, Department of Biology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany. tschuch@zoologie.uni-halle.de
Abstract:
Defensive secretions of adult and larval Suocerathrips linguis (Phlaeothripidae, Thysanoptera) were found to contain a long-chained acetate, (11Z)-11,19-eicosadienyl acetate, that was not previously known to occur naturally. This substance occurred together with octadecyl acetate and other long-chained acetates. The eicosadienyl acetate repels ants and spreads on the surface of such potential predators. The mixture can provide a long-lasting surface coating.
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