Chemical Defenses in the Tiger Beetle PSEUDOXYCHEILA TARSALIS Bates (Carabidae: Cicindelinae)

Tom D. Schultz; J. Puchalski

doi:10.1649/0010-065X(2001)055[0164:CDITTB]2.0.CO;2

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Tom D. Schultz,¹ J. Puchalski¹

¹Department of Biology Denison University Granville, OH 43023, U.S.A. schultz@denison.edu

Abstract

When handled, adult Pseudoxycheila tarsalis Bates were observed to release a secretion from their pygidium that was distasteful to human subjects. Chemical analysis indicated that the secretion contained substituted benzene compounds that are known chemical defenses in tiger beetles. These findings support the hypothesis that P. tarsalis is aposematic and a potential Müllerian mimic of stinging mutillid wasps.

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Tom D. Schultz and J. Puchalski "Chemical Defenses in the Tiger Beetle PSEUDOXYCHEILA TARSALIS Bates (Carabidae: Cicindelinae)," The Coleopterists Bulletin 55(2), 164-166, (1 June 2001). https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065X(2001)055[0164:CDITTB]2.0.CO;2

Received: 22 February 2000; Accepted: 1 July 2000; Published: 1 June 2001

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