Defense Mechanisms of Arthropods. XI. The Structure, Function, and Phenolic Secretions of the Glands of a Chordeumoid Millipede and a Carabid Beetle
In the course of exploratory field studies on arthropods with defensive glands, we came across two species which emit a strong and persistent phenolic odor when handled. One is a carabid beetle (Chlaenius cordicollis Kirby), the other a chordeumoid millipede [Abacion magnum (Loomis)]. The fact that...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1963-01-01
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| Series: | Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1963/69817 |
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| Summary: | In the course of exploratory field studies on arthropods with defensive
glands, we came across two species which emit a strong and
persistent phenolic odor when handled. One is a carabid beetle
(Chlaenius cordicollis Kirby), the other a chordeumoid millipede
[Abacion magnum (Loomis)]. The fact that both animals produce
repellent secretions is not surprising, since many other carabids and
millipedes are well known for their defensive glands. But the particular
phenolic odor possessed by these two species is unIike the odor of
any other arthropod secretion that has been studied (for a summary
of defensive secretions of arthropods see Roth and Eisner, 1962). |
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| ISSN: | 0033-2615 1687-7438 |