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The composition of the cuticular hydrocarbons of the cowpea weevil,Callosobruchus maculatus (F.), was determined by using combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The hydrocarbons constituted 88% of the cuticular lipids and were composed of four homologous series of alkanes. Mono- and dimethyl branched-chain alkanes made up 83% of the hydrocarbon fraction.
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Baker, J.E., Nelson, D.R. Cuticular hydrocarbons of adults of the cowpea weevil,Callosobruchus maculatus . J Chem Ecol 7, 175–182 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00988645
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