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The azalea lace bug secretes a clear fluid from secretory setae on the antennae and globulated spines on the dorsal and lateral aspects of the abdomen. The secretion contains 2-alkyl-5-hydroxychromones, the corresponding chromanones and diketones, and straight-chain aldehydes and ketones.
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Oliver, J.E., Neal, J.W., Lusby, W.R. et al. Novel components from secretory hairs of azalea lace bugStephanitis pyrioides (Hemiptera: Tingidae). J Chem Ecol 11, 1223–1228 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01024110
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