Kaltenpoth, Martin and Schmitt, Thomas and Strohm, Erhard (2009) Hydrocarbons in the antennal gland secretion of female European beewolves, Philanthus triangulum (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae). CHEMOECOLOGY, 19 (4). pp. 219-225. ISSN 0937-7409,
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The antennae of female European beewolves (Philanthus triangulum, Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) contain unique gland reservoirs that are inhabited by the symbiotic bacterium 'Candidatus Streptomyces philanthi'. The reservoir content is secreted into the subterranean brood cells where it serves a dual function: (1) It provides the larvae with spatial information about the orientation of cocoon spinning, and (2) it supplies the larva with the symbiotic bacteria that are needed for the protection of the cocoon against pathogenic microorganisms. We analyzed the hydrocarbon composition of the antennal gland secretion (AGS) by solid phase micro-extraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. We detected 28 substances, the majority of which were saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons, with minor amounts of some branched alkanes, two ketones, and three unknown substances. There was a strong dimorphism in the chemical composition of the AGS among beewolf females. The two morphs had either (Z)-9-pentacosene (C(25)-type) or (Z)-9-heptacosene (C(27)-type) as the main component, and they differed significantly in the relative amounts of most of the other AGS substances. The hydrocarbon composition of the AGS is very similar to that of the postpharyngeal gland of female beewolves, suggesting that the hydrocarbons are universally used for different purposes and transported into the gland from the hemolymph. The putative function of the hydrocarbons in the AGS is discussed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | POSTPHARYNGEAL GLAND; COURTSHIP BEHAVIOR; FORMICIDAE; MORPHOLOGY; ANT; ULTRASTRUCTURE; COMMUNICATION; FUNGI; WASPS; Crabronidae; Streptomyces; Bacteria; Endosymbiont; Hydrocarbon; SPME-GC-MS |
| Subjects: | 500 Science > 590 Zoological sciences |
| Divisions: | Biology, Preclinical Medicine > Institut für Zoologie > Evolutionary Ecology (Prof. Dr. Erhard Strohm) |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Aug 2020 12:28 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Aug 2020 12:28 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/28005 |
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