Chemistry of Venom Alkaloids in Some 'Solenopsis' ('Diplorhoptrum') Species fromPuerto Rico

摘要

A number of 15-carbon alkaloids have been identified in venom extracts of fourPuerto Rican species of ants in the genus Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum). Workers of a species from El Verde produced the cis andtrans isomers of 2-methyl-6-nonylpiperidine with the latter isomer predominating. The same compounds were identified in queens of a speciesfrom Rio Grande, but in this species no alkaloids were detected in worker extracts. Workers of a Diplorhoptrum species