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Analysis of Anal Secretions from Phlaeothripine Thrips

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The anal secretions of 16 phlaeothripine thrips species (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) were studied, including a reinvestigation of three species previously reported. A total of 37 components were detected, including hydrocarbons, acetates, terpenes, carboxylic acids, a quinone, an aromatic compound, and a pyranone compound. The secretions of all species were composed of some of these components, with Xylaplothrips inquilinus possessing as many as 11 components. Of these components, (Z)-9-octadecene, (Z)-9-nonadecene, nonadecadiene, octanoic acid, decanoic acid, geranial, neral, α-pinene, β-pinene, caryophyllene, 2-hydroxy-6-methylbenzaldehyde, and two unidentified monoterpenes [UK-I (M+136) and UK-II (M+168)] were detected for the first time. The chemicals were species-specific; four Liothrips species and three Holothrips species could be distinguished from each other and their congeners by the GC profiles of the ether extracts of their anal secretions. The anal secretions of gall-inducing thrips commonly contained terpenes, of which citral (a mixture of geranial and neral) and β-acaridial repelled ants or had antifungal activity. The findings suggest that these terpenes play a defensive role and prevent galls from fungal infestation. 3-Butanoyl-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one, found from three Holothrips spp., caused paralysis in ants. Chemical analysis of anal secretion components is a useful method for the classification of tubuliferan species that are difficult to distinguish on the basis of morphological characters.

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    Takahisa Suzuki & Shigeru Matsuyama

  2. School Education Center, University of Tsukuba, Ohtsuka 3-29-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 112-0012, Japan

    Kazuo Haga

  3. Biological Laboratory, Faculty of Education, Fukushima University, Fukushima, 960-1296, Japan

    Tadaaki Tsutsumi

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Suzuki, T., Haga, K., Tsutsumi, T. et al. Analysis of Anal Secretions from Phlaeothripine Thrips. J Chem Ecol 30, 409–423 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JOEC.0000017985.89897.c3

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