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| <mark>Journal publication date</mark> | 1/01/1996 |
|---|---|
| <mark>Journal</mark> | Journal of Chemical Ecology |
| Issue number | 12 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Pages (from-to) | 2331-2340 |
| Publication Status | Published |
| <mark>Original language</mark> | English |
The principal behaviorally active volatile component (ca. 90% +) of the sex pheromone glands of Lutzomyia longipalpis from Jacobina, Brazil, has been isolated and characterized as a novel homosesquiterpene with the structure 3- methyl-α-himachalene (C16H26). A minor component (ca. 10%) of the gland extract has also been identified as the sesquiterpene α-himachalene (C15H242). This work confirms that there are at least 3 members of the L. longipalpis species complex.