POISON GLAND PRODUCTS OF SOLENOPSIS AND MONOMORIUM SPECIES1
2-Alkyl-6-methylpiperidines have been identified in the venoms of workers of five species of ants in the genus Solenopsis. S. (Euophthalma) globularia pacifica Wheeler produces cis-and trans-2-nonyl-6-methylpiperidine whereas S. (Diplorhoptrum) steinheili Forel and S. (Diplorhoptrum) sp. PR synthesize N-methyl-2-nonyl-6-methylpiperidine as well. Workers of S. (Solenopsis) geminata rufa (Jerdon) produce cis- and trans-2s-undecyl-6-methylpiperidine as do workers of S. (Solenopsis) maniosa Wheeler. Phenol and salicylaldehyde have been identified in extracts of workers of Monomorium (Parholcomyrmex) destructor (Jerdon) in contrast to 2,5-dialkylpyrrolidines that are considered to be characteristic natural products of this genus.
Contributor Notes
1 Hymenoptera: Formicidae.
2 Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602.
3 Department of Chemistry, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23185.
4 Laboratory of Chemistry, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD 20205.
5 Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007.
6 Institute for Desert Research, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Sed Boger Campus, Sed Boger 84900 Israel.
7 Departamento de Biologia, Colegio Universitario Technologico de Bayamon, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Bayamon Gardens Station, Bayamon, PR 00620.