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The exocrine secretions of the jumping ant Harpegnathos saltator

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Abstract

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    1. The mandibular glands of H. saltator contain chiefly 4-methyl-3-heptanone, a substance found as a mandibular gland secretion in several subfamilies of ants.

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    2. The Dufour gland contains a complex mixture of linear hydrocarbons from C15 to C25 with (Z)-9-tricosene representing approximately half the total. The Dufour glands also contain tetradecyl propionate and traces of tetradecyl acetate and dodecyl acetate.

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    3. Methyl esters of the common fatty acids have been found in the postpharyngeal gland and in the cuticular wax.

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