Uric acid appears to be the principal purine excretory product of the majority of insect species so far studied (Wigglesworth 1953). Purines other than uric acid have not often been found. Hypoxanthine has been reported to be a minor component of the excreta of the larvae and adults of the greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella (L.) (Nation and Patton 1961). Uric acid, which was the major purine component, was accompanied by a 2nd minor component subsequently identified as xanthine (Nation 1963). Hypoxanthine, xanthine, and uric acid have been detected in the excreta of the sheep ked, Melophagus ovinus (L.) (Nelson 1958). Hypoxanthine also has been reported to be present in the excreta of a mutant of Drosophila melanogaster (Meigen) (Mitchell et al. 1959). Guanine has been detected in the feces of the boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis Boheman (Mitlin and Vickers 1964).

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黄斑皮蠹（鞘翅目：皮蠹科）排泄物中的嘌呤

尿酸似乎是迄今为止研究的大多数昆虫物种的主要嘌呤排泄产物（Wigglesworth 1953）。尿酸以外的嘌呤很少被发现。据报道，次黄嘌呤是大蜡螟(Galleria mellonella (L.)) 幼虫和成虫排泄物中的次要成分(Nation and Patton 1961)。尿酸是主要的嘌呤成分，伴随着第二个次要成分，随后被确定为黄嘌呤（Nation 1963）。次黄嘌呤、黄嘌呤和尿酸已在绵羊 ked Melophagus ovinus (L.) (Nelson 1958) 的排泄物中检测到。据报道，次黄嘌呤也存在于黑腹果蝇（Meigen）突变体的排泄物中（Mitchell 等，1959）。在棉铃象鼻虫的粪便中检测到鸟嘌呤，