Abstract
The defensive secretions of bothTramiathaea cornigera andThamiaraea fuscicornis contain undecane, toluquinone, ethyl decanoate and smaller amounts of other esters. The presence of esters particularly ethyl decanoate as a major component sets these two beetles apart chemically not only among the staphylinids but also within the subfamily Aleocharinae.
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Gnanasunderam, C., Young, H., Butcher, C.F. et al. Ethyl decanoate as a major component in the defensive secretion of two new zealand aleocharine (staphylinidae) beetles—Tramiathaea cornigera (broun) andThamiaraea fuscicornis (broun). J Chem Ecol 7, 197–202 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00988647
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