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The defensive secretion of the tiger beetleCicindela flexuosa (F.) (Cicindelinae; Carabidae)

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The pygidial gland secretion of the tiger beetleCicindela flexuosa consists of tetradecylacetate and hexadecylacetate. It functions as a defense mechanism.

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  1. H. A. Lloyd

    Present address: National Heart and Lung Institute, 20205, Bethesda, MD, USA

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  1. Department of Zoology, The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel

    A. Hefetz, H. A. Lloyd & A. Valdenberg

  2. Laboratory of Chemistry, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, 20205, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

    A. Hefetz, H. A. Lloyd & A. Valdenberg

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Hefetz, A., Lloyd, H.A. & Valdenberg, A. The defensive secretion of the tiger beetleCicindela flexuosa (F.) (Cicindelinae; Carabidae). Experientia 40, 539–540 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01982317

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