3-Methyl-α-himachalene: Proposed structure for novel homosesquiterpene sex pheromone of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Jacobina, Brazil

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2331-2340

  Hamilton, J G C ^a,b   Dawson, G W ^b   Pickett, J A ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3 methyl himachalene; high performance liquid chromatography; homosesquiterpene; Lutzomyia longipalpis; mass spectrometry; nuclear magnetic resonance; Sex pheromone; tergal gland

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; LUTZOMYIA LONGIPALPIS; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 0030445980     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02029550     Document Type: Article

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