Selective sequestration of iridoid glycosides from their host plants in Longitarsus flea beetles

We investigated in eight species of the flea beetles genus Longitarsus (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) whether the beetles take up iridoid glycosides from their host plants of the Lamiaceae, Plantaginaceae, and Scrophulariaceae. Five of the beetle species, L. australis, L. lewisii, L. melanocephalus, L....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Biochemical systematics and ecology 2001-04, Vol.29 (4), p.335-346
Hauptverfasser:	Willinger, Gunther, Dobler, Susanne
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	aucubin catalpol Chemical defense Chrysomelidae Chrysomelidae- Longitarsus glycosides host plants Insect–plant interactions Iridoid glycosides Longitarsus Plantago lanceolata Salvia pratensis Scrophulariaceae Sequestration Stachys
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