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Semiochemical profile of four aphidophagous Indian Coccinellidae (Coleoptera)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2015

Rojalin Pattanayak ,
Geetanjali Mishra ,
Chandan Singh Chanotiya ,
Prasant Kumar Rout ,
Chandra Sekhar Mohanty  and
Omkar
Rojalin Pattanayak
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow 226007, Uttar Pradesh, India
Geetanjali Mishra
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow 226007, Uttar Pradesh, India
Chandan Singh Chanotiya
Affiliation:
Chemical Science Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, 226015, Uttar Pradesh, India
Prasant Kumar Rout
Affiliation:
Chemical Science Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, 226015, Uttar Pradesh, India
Chandra Sekhar Mohanty
Affiliation:
Plant Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering Division, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
Omkar*
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow 226007, Uttar Pradesh, India
*
1Corresponding author (e-mail: omkaar55@hotmail.com).
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Abstract

The emitted aliphatic hydrocarbon profile of four Indian Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Coccinella septempunctata (Linnaeus) (C7), Coccinella transversalis Fabricius (Ct), Menochilus sexmaculatus (Fabricius) (Ms), and Propylea dissecta (Mulsant) (Pd) has been investigated by simple solvent-less headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) technique coupled with gas chromatography and mass spectroscopy (GC-MS). Identified volatile and non-volatile compounds were confirmed by running corresponding standards and comparing with the National Institute of Standards and Technology library. Among the 56 identified aliphatic hydrocarbons, saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons were more in number than unsaturated ones. Among saturated hydrocarbons, methyl branched hydrocarbons were more in number in C7 and Ct than Ms and Pd. Menochilus sexmaculatus and Pd had higher percentages of unsaturated hydrocarbons than C7 and Ct. Among branched chain-hydrocarbons, mono-methylated saturated hydrocarbons were more in number than dimethylated saturated hydrocarbons. Further analysis of the semiochemical profile revealed a closeness between C7 and Ct, and between Ms and Pd. Quantitative analysis revealed that straight chain hydrocarbons form separate clusters to branched chain methylated hydrocarbons. This is the first attempt to identify the semiochemical profile of some Indian coccinellids using the headspace solid phase micro-extraction technique coupled with the gas chromatography-mass spectrometry technique. This report will be helpful for various chemotaxonomic studies of the species in the future.

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Biodiversity & Evolution
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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 148 , Issue 2 , April 2016 , pp. 171 - 186
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© Entomological Society of Canada 2015 

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Subject editor: Véronique Martel

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