Defensive Secretions of Arthropoda

摘要

It is calculated that out of 885,000 known species of arthropods (of which 815,000 are insects) at least 82,500 species can synthesize poisons. The constituents of these poisons are identified in part for only 426 species, of which 342 are insects. Arthropods of particular interest in this respect are listed and the chemical compounds identified in the poison of each species indicated. The following are new compounds, identified for the first time in arthropod poisons: iridomyrmecin; pederin; iridodial; dendrolasin; pseudopederin; pederone; cossin A; cossin B; cossin C; cossin 1; cossin 2; cossin 3; cossin B1; cossin C1; zeuzerina; dolichodial; cybisterone; diidrocybisterone. A chapter is devoted to each compound and a comprehensive concluding chapter and bibliography terminate the report. (Author)