The comparative exocrine chemistry of nine Old World species of Messor (Formicidae: Myrmicinae)
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A comparative study of the exocrine chemistry of Messor bouvieri, M. barbarus, M. lusitanicus, M. marocanus, M. arenarius, M. ebeninus, M. rugosus, M. angularis, and M. cephalotes has been carried out. Anabasine and related nicotinoids were detected in all these species except for M. barbarus, M. lusitanicus, and M. rugosus. The alkenes from the Dufour’s glands of these ants were shown to be 1-alkenes by derivitization with dimethyldisulfide. These results are compared with previous chemical investigations of Messor species. 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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