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CHEMOTAXONOMIC STUDIES OF ANTS: VOLATILE COMPOUNDS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

K. Vick ,
W. A. Drew ,
J. Young ,
D. J. McGurk  and
E. J. Eisenbraun
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Abstract

The gas chromatograms of some of the volatile chemicals found in the following ants are presented: Pogonomyrmex barbatus (F. Smith), Forelius foetida (Buckley), Conomyrma pyramica (Roger), Iridomyrmex pruinosus analis (E. André), Tapinoma sessile (Say), Trachymyrmex septentrionalis obscura (Wheeler), Pheidole dentata Mayr, Acromyrmex versicolor (Pergunda), and Novomessor cockerelli (E. André). The data and methods are presented to demonstrate their potential value as taxonomic characters in the study of ant systematics.

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Research Article
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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 101 , Issue 8 , August 1969 , pp. 879 - 883
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1969

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