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https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-11931| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | Sex pheromone of the rare click beetle Betarmon bisbimaculatus |
| Authors: | König, Christian Szallies, Alexander Steidle, Johannes L. M. Tolasch, Till |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10886-015-0661-z 10.21256/zhaw-11931 |
| Published in: | Journal of Chemical Ecology |
| Volume(Issue): | 42 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Page(s): | 55 |
| Pages to: | 59 |
| Issue Date: | 2015 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Springer |
| ISSN: | 0098-0331 1573-1561 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Chemosystematics; Elaterinae; Monitoring; Neryl esters; Pomachiliini; Coleoptera; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Sex Attractants |
| Subject (DDC): | 590: Animals (Zoology) |
| Abstract: | The click beetle Betarmon bisbimaculatus (Fabricius, 1803) (Coleoptera: Elateridae) has a scattered distribution throughout a large area in Europe and the near East. Due to its scarcity, little is known about the ecology, biology, and development of this peculiar species. Here, we studied the composition of the female-released sex pheromone of B. bisbimaculatus. Neryl hexanoate, neryl octanoate, and neryl decanoate, in a ratio of approximately 3:1:6, were the only volatile compounds present in the extracts of pheromone glands. A synthetic mixture of all three compounds in the natural ratio was highly attractive to males in field traps. When the compounds were tested individually, only traps baited with neryl hexanoate were attractive, but they caught only a sixth of the males compared to the mixture. Based on the similarity of their sex pheromones, we propose that the tribe Pomachiliini with B. bisbimaculatus is closely related to the tribe Agriotini. This study shows the potential of sex pheromone studies for monitoring of rare and threatened insects as well as for elucidating phylogenetic relationships. |
| Further description: | Erworben im Rahmen der Schweizer Nationallizenzen (http://www.nationallizenzen.ch) |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/11931 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | Licence according to publishing contract |
| Departement: | Life Sciences and Facility Management |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen Life Sciences und Facility Management |
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König, C., Szallies, A., Steidle, J. L. M., & Tolasch, T. (2015). Sex pheromone of the rare click beetle Betarmon bisbimaculatus. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 42(1), 55–59. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-015-0661-z
König, C. et al. (2015) ‘Sex pheromone of the rare click beetle Betarmon bisbimaculatus’, Journal of Chemical Ecology, 42(1), pp. 55–59. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-015-0661-z.
C. König, A. Szallies, J. L. M. Steidle, and T. Tolasch, “Sex pheromone of the rare click beetle Betarmon bisbimaculatus,” Journal of Chemical Ecology, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 55–59, 2015, doi: 10.1007/s10886-015-0661-z.
KÖNIG, Christian, Alexander SZALLIES, Johannes L. M. STEIDLE und Till TOLASCH, 2015. Sex pheromone of the rare click beetle Betarmon bisbimaculatus. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 2015. Bd. 42, Nr. 1, S. 55–59. DOI 10.1007/s10886-015-0661-z
König, Christian, Alexander Szallies, Johannes L. M. Steidle, and Till Tolasch. 2015. “Sex Pheromone of the Rare Click Beetle Betarmon Bisbimaculatus.” Journal of Chemical Ecology 42 (1): 55–59. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-015-0661-z.
König, Christian, et al. “Sex Pheromone of the Rare Click Beetle Betarmon Bisbimaculatus.” Journal of Chemical Ecology, vol. 42, no. 1, 2015, pp. 55–59, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-015-0661-z.
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