The Sexual Behaviour of Chagas' Disease Vectors: Chemical Signals Mediating Communication between Male and Female Triatomine Bugs

Table 2

Compounds associated with metasternal gland secretions of different triatomine species emitted in different behavioural contexts (references cited in brackets).

	D. maxima; (disturbed adults: [27])	T. infestans; (disturbed adults: [30])	T. infestans; (mating: [30])	R. prolixus; (female calling: [16])	R. prolixus; (mating: [16])
2-butanone		+		+
2-pentanone				+	+
3-pentanone		+	+
3-methyl-2-hexanone	+
(S)-2-butanol				+
2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol					+
3-methyl-2-butanol				+
(S)-2-pentanol				+
2-methyl -1-butanol		+		+	+