Variations on a theme: two structural motifs create species-specific pheromone channels for multiple species of South American cerambycid beetles

We describe the identification, synthesis, and field-testing of aggregation-sex pheromones, or likely pheromone candidates, of seven species of South American cerambycid beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, of the tribes Eburiini and Neoibidionini. Analyses of extracts of volatiles released by adu...

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Autores principales: Silva, Weliton D., Hanks, Lawrence M., Silva Alvarez, Jean Carlos, Madalon, Fernando Z., Bento, José Maurício S., Bello, Jan E., Millar, Jocelyn G.
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12955/2438
https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11040222
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author Silva, Weliton D.
Hanks, Lawrence M.
Silva Alvarez, Jean Carlos
Madalon, Fernando Z.
Bento, José Maurício S.
Bello, Jan E.
Millar, Jocelyn G.
author_browse Bello, Jan E.
Bento, José Maurício S.
Hanks, Lawrence M.
Madalon, Fernando Z.
Millar, Jocelyn G.
Silva Alvarez, Jean Carlos
Silva, Weliton D.
author_facet Silva, Weliton D.
Hanks, Lawrence M.
Silva Alvarez, Jean Carlos
Madalon, Fernando Z.
Bento, José Maurício S.
Bello, Jan E.
Millar, Jocelyn G.
author_sort Silva, Weliton D.
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description We describe the identification, synthesis, and field-testing of aggregation-sex pheromones, or likely pheromone candidates, of seven species of South American cerambycid beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, of the tribes Eburiini and Neoibidionini. Analyses of extracts of volatiles released by adult males revealed that Eburodacrys dubitata White produce 11-methyltridecanal, whereas the males of Eburodacrys assimilis Gounelle, Eburodacrys flexuosa Gounelle, and Eburodacrys lenkoi Napp and Martins produce blends of this compound, along with its analog 10-methyldodecanal. In contrast, males of Compsibidion graphicum (Thomson) and Compsibidion sommeri (Thomson) produce blends of 10-methyldodecanal and its corresponding alcohol 10-methyldodecanol. The results from field bioassays with synthetic compounds showed that each species was specifically attracted to traps containing their reconstructed pheromone blend. However, E. assimilis was not trapped, possibly due to inhibition by non-natural enantiomers in the racemic test compounds. During the trials for the Compsibidion species, adults of another cerambycid species, Tetraopidion mucoriferum (Thomson), were captured in significant numbers in traps baited with 10-methyldodecanol, suggesting that this compound is a pheromone component for this species. This study demonstrates another case of conservation of pheromone structures within South American cerambycid species. It also highlights how blends of closely related structures, differing only in chain length or functional group, make the evolution of species-specific pheromone channels possible.
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spelling INIA24382025-03-08T15:28:11Z Variations on a theme: two structural motifs create species-specific pheromone channels for multiple species of South American cerambycid beetles Silva, Weliton D. Hanks, Lawrence M. Silva Alvarez, Jean Carlos Madalon, Fernando Z. Bento, José Maurício S. Bello, Jan E. Millar, Jocelyn G. Coleoptera Longhorn beetles Semiochemistry Aggregation-sex pheromone Monitoring https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#4.05.00 Coleoptera Aggregation pheromones Feromonas de agregación Monitoring Vigilancia We describe the identification, synthesis, and field-testing of aggregation-sex pheromones, or likely pheromone candidates, of seven species of South American cerambycid beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, of the tribes Eburiini and Neoibidionini. Analyses of extracts of volatiles released by adult males revealed that Eburodacrys dubitata White produce 11-methyltridecanal, whereas the males of Eburodacrys assimilis Gounelle, Eburodacrys flexuosa Gounelle, and Eburodacrys lenkoi Napp and Martins produce blends of this compound, along with its analog 10-methyldodecanal. In contrast, males of Compsibidion graphicum (Thomson) and Compsibidion sommeri (Thomson) produce blends of 10-methyldodecanal and its corresponding alcohol 10-methyldodecanol. The results from field bioassays with synthetic compounds showed that each species was specifically attracted to traps containing their reconstructed pheromone blend. However, E. assimilis was not trapped, possibly due to inhibition by non-natural enantiomers in the racemic test compounds. During the trials for the Compsibidion species, adults of another cerambycid species, Tetraopidion mucoriferum (Thomson), were captured in significant numbers in traps baited with 10-methyldodecanol, suggesting that this compound is a pheromone component for this species. This study demonstrates another case of conservation of pheromone structures within South American cerambycid species. It also highlights how blends of closely related structures, differing only in chain length or functional group, make the evolution of species-specific pheromone channels possible. This research was funded by SÃO PAULO RESEARCH FOUNDATION (FAPESP), grant #2013/26936-2 (to W.D.S); USDA-APHIS, grants #15, 16, 17, and 18-8130-1422-CA (to J.G.M. and L.M.H.); ALPHAWOOD FOUNDATION (to L.M.H.); PROGRAMA NACIONAL DE INNOVACIÓN AGRARIA (INIA-PNIA-PASANTÍA)-INCA’BIOTEC SAC (to J.C.S.A.) and INCT-SEMIOQUÍMICOS NA AGRICULTURA (FAPESP and CNPq), grants #2014/50871-0 and 465511/2014-7 (to J.M.S.B.). 2024-02-26T15:26:42Z 2024-02-26T15:26:42Z 2020-04-02 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Silva, W. D.; Hanks, L. M.; Alvarez, J. C. S.; Madalon, F. Z.; Bento, J. M. S.; Bello, J. E.; & Millar, J. G. (2020). Variations on a theme: two structural motifs create species-specific pheromone channels for multiple species of South American cerambycid beetles. Insects, 11(4), 222. doi: 10.3390/insects11040222 2075-4450 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12955/2438 https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11040222 eng urn:issn:2075-4450 Insects info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ application/pdf application/pdf MDPI CH Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria Repositorio Institucional - INIA
spellingShingle Coleoptera
Longhorn beetles
Semiochemistry
Aggregation-sex pheromone
Monitoring
https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#4.05.00
Coleoptera
Aggregation pheromones
Feromonas de agregación
Monitoring
Vigilancia
Silva, Weliton D.
Hanks, Lawrence M.
Silva Alvarez, Jean Carlos
Madalon, Fernando Z.
Bento, José Maurício S.
Bello, Jan E.
Millar, Jocelyn G.
Variations on a theme: two structural motifs create species-specific pheromone channels for multiple species of South American cerambycid beetles
title Variations on a theme: two structural motifs create species-specific pheromone channels for multiple species of South American cerambycid beetles
title_full Variations on a theme: two structural motifs create species-specific pheromone channels for multiple species of South American cerambycid beetles
title_fullStr Variations on a theme: two structural motifs create species-specific pheromone channels for multiple species of South American cerambycid beetles
title_full_unstemmed Variations on a theme: two structural motifs create species-specific pheromone channels for multiple species of South American cerambycid beetles
title_short Variations on a theme: two structural motifs create species-specific pheromone channels for multiple species of South American cerambycid beetles
title_sort variations on a theme two structural motifs create species specific pheromone channels for multiple species of south american cerambycid beetles
topic Coleoptera
Longhorn beetles
Semiochemistry
Aggregation-sex pheromone
Monitoring
https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#4.05.00
Coleoptera
Aggregation pheromones
Feromonas de agregación
Monitoring
Vigilancia
url https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12955/2438
https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11040222
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