Attractant Pheromone of the Neotropical Species Neomegalotomus parvus (Westwood) (Heteroptera: Alydidae)

Table 2

Principal compounds found in metathoracic scent gland and volatile collection of Alydidae species.

Compounds	M. scutellaris [18]	R. serripes [17]	R. clavatus [21, 22]	M. quinquespinosus [14]	A. eurinus [14, 15]	A. pilosulus [14]	L. chinensis [19]	N. parvus (this work)
Butanal					MF	MF
Nonanal							MF
2-Methyl-butanal				MF
Methyl propanal				MF
(E)-2-Hexenal	MF	MF		MF	MF	MF
(E)-2-Octenal	F						MF	MF
Octanol							MF*
(E)-2-Hexen-1-ol	MF				MF	MF
(E)-2-Octen-1-ol	MF						MF	MF
2-Methyl-butanoic acid				MF
Butanoic acid	M			MF
Hexanoic acid	M	M			MF	MF		MF
(E)-2-Hexanoic acid		M
(Z)-3-Hexanoic acid		M
(E)-2-Octanoic acid	M
Hexyl-acetate								MF
Octyl acetate							MF
(E)-2-Octenyl acetate							MF*
(Z)-3-Octenyl acetate							MF
Isobutyl 2-methyl-propanoate				MF
2-Methyl-butyl 2-methyl-propanoate				MF
2-Methyl-butyl butanoate				MF	MF
(E)-2-hexenyl butanoate	M	M
Butyl butanoate				MF	MF	MF
(E)-2-Methyl-butenyl-butanoate					F*
2-Methyl-butyl-butanoate					F*
Butyl-butanoate								MF
Pentyl-butanoate								MF
Hexyl-butanoate					MF	MF		MF*
4-Methyl-hexyl-butanoate								MF*
(E)-2-Hexenyl-butanoate	F	F
Hexyl-pentanoate								F*
4-Methyl-hexyl-pentanoate								F*
Butyl-hexanoate				MF
2-Methyl-butyl-hexanoate				MF
(E)-2-Hexenyl-(Z)-3-hexenoate	M	M	M*
(E)-2-Hexenyl-(E)-2-octenoate		M
(E)-2-Hexenyl-(E)-2 hexenoate		M	M*			MF
(E)-2-Hexenyl-(Z)-2-hexenoate		M	M*
Hexyl hexanoate								MF*
Tetradecyl-2-methyl-propanoate			M*
Octadecyl-2-methyl-propanoate			MF

Note: compounds labeled with F are female specific, labeled with M are male specific, and labeled with MF were identified in both gender. Compounds labeled with asterisk are those for which attraction function were confirmed in laboratory or field assays. Aldrich et al. [18], Leal et al. [17], Endo et al. [21], Yasuda et al. [22], Aldrich and Yonke [14], Aldrich et al. [15].