Contact chemoreceptive mate recognition in Cerambyx welensii Küster (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Mediación de la quimiorrecepción por contacto en el apareamiento en Cerambyx welensii Küster (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Cerambyx welensii Küster (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is a wood-borer responsible for the decline of Mediterranean oaks in open woodlands. To establish that contact pheromones are involved in mate recognition of C. welensii, we extracted the cuticular hydrocarbons by solid phase microextraction at pre...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repositorio: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/329946 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/329946 https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85162073438 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Nonacosane 11-methylnonacosane 11/13-methylheptacosane Cerambycidae Cerambyx welensii Cuticular hydrocarbons Mating behaviour http://metadata.un.org/sdg/15 Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss |
| Sumario: | Cerambyx welensii Küster (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is a wood-borer responsible for the decline of Mediterranean oaks in open woodlands. To establish that contact pheromones are involved in mate recognition of C. welensii, we extracted the cuticular hydrocarbons by solid phase microextraction at pre-reproductive, beginning and ending of the reproductive period, and by solvent extraction of prothorax and elytra. The extracts were analysed by GC–MS under electron impact and chemical ionization conditions. Cuticular hydrocarbon profiles varied according to the reproductive period, although differences between sexes were not significant. Two compounds, 11/13-methylheptacosane and 11-methylnonacosane were more abundant in females at the beginning and ending of the reproductive periods. Compound 11/13-methylheptacosane was also more representative in female prothorax than in males, and 2-methyloctacosane was richer in male elytra than in females. We also studied the role of cuticular hydrocarbons in mate recognition in arena bioassays. Treatment of solvent-washed dead females and glass dummies with one female equivalent (FE) of cuticular extract elicited mating responses in males, especially at the beginning of the reproductive period, with copulation attempts reaching 61.9% on solvent-washed dead females and 23.8% on dummies. The successive treatment with synthetic compounds approaching a male cuticular profile inhibited male response. Our results confirm that contact pheromones mediate mate recognition in C. welensii. Knowledge of the precise role played by the major compounds 11/13-methylheptacosane and 11-methylnonacosane and other minor compounds representative in female prothorax may contribute to the development of novel management strategies against C. welensii. |
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