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

J G Hamilton; G W Dawson; J A Pickett

doi:10.1007/BF02029550

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

J Chem Ecol. 1996 Dec;22(12):2331-40. doi: 10.1007/BF02029550.

Authors

J G Hamilton¹, G W Dawson, J A Pickett

Affiliation

¹ Chemical Ecology Group, Centre for Applied Entomology and Parasitology Department of Biological Sciences, University of Keele, ST5 5BG, Staffordshire, England, UK.

PMID: 24227307
DOI: 10.1007/BF02029550

Abstract

The principal behaviorally active volatile component (ca. 90% +) of the sex pheromone glands ofLutzomyia 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 sesquiterpeneα-himachalene (C15H24). This work confirms that there are at least 3 members of theL. longipalpis species complex.