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Ant Trail Pheromones



SPECIES COMPOUND SOURCE
Nasutitermes exitiosus, N. walkeri, N. graveolus, Trinervitermes bettonianus (E)-6-cembrene
Reticulitermes virginiacus (3Z,6Z,8E)-3,6,8-dodecatrienol
Myrmicinae
Acronmyrmex octospinosus M4MPC Venom Gland
A. subterraneus subterraneus M4MPC Venom Gland
Aphaenogaster albisetosus 4-Methyl-3-heptanone Venom Gland
A. cockerelli (R)-1-Phenylethanol Venom Gland
Atta cephalotes M4MPC Venom Gland
A. sexdens rubropilosa EDMP Venom Gland
A. sexdens sexdens EDMP Venom Gland
A. texana M4MPC Venom Gland
Manica rubida EDMP Venom Gland
Messor bouvieri EDMP Venom Gland
Monomorium pharaonis Faranal Dufour Gland
Myrmica rubra EDMP Venom Gland
M. lobicornis, M. lonae, M. ruginodis, M. rugulosa, M. sabuletis, M. scabrinodis, M. schencki, M. sulcinodis EDMP Venom Gland
M. gallieni, M. specioides EDMP Venom Gland
M. sp. nova from Idaho EDMP Venom Gland
Pheidole pallidula EDMP Venom Gland
Solenopsis invicta (Z,E)-alpha-farnesene, (E,E)-alpha-farnesene, (Z,E)-homofarnesene, (E,E)-homofarnesene Dufour Gland
Tetramorium caespitum EDMP, DMP Venom Gland
T. impurum Methyl-6-methylsalicylate Venom Gland
T. meridionale Indole Venom Gland
Formicinae
Camponotus herculeanus, Formica rufa 2,4-dimethyl Mellein Hindgut
Lasius (R)-8-hydroxy-3,5,7-trimethyl dihydro-isocoumarin Hindgut
Ponerinae
Leptogenys diminuta (3R,4S)-4-methyl-3-heptanol Pygidial Gland
Megaponera foetens N,N-dimethyluracil Pygidial Gland
Pachycondyla marginata Citronella Pygidial Gland
Dolichoderinae
Linepithema humile (Z)-9-Hexadecenal Pavan's Gland
Aenictinae
Aenictus sp. nova methyl anthranilate, methyl nicotinate Postpygidial Gland


Table taken from:
(Pheromone Communication in Social Insects, 1998, 17)

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