Abstract

The review addresses the data on the chemical composition and structure of all known sex pheromones and attractants in Zygaenidae (Insecta, Lepidoptera). We made an attempt to track possible pathways of the evolution of attractant molecules and to reveal structural features that determine their biological activity. Currently, the structure of sex pheromones and sex attractants is well known for two of the five Zygaenidae subfamilies. Sex attractants of Zygaeninae are esters of acetic acid and fatty alcohols, while in Procridinae they are esters of 2-butanol and higher carboxylic (fatty) acids. Hydrocarbon radicals of fatty alcohols and acids of the known attractant molecules in Zygaenidae contain an even number of carbon atoms (12, 14, 16) and typically one double bond. Species specificity of the chemical signal owes not only the qualitative composition but also the quantitative ratio of components of the pheromone/attractant mixture.

中文翻译：

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Zygaenidae（昆虫纲，鳞翅目）中性信息素和引诱剂的结构分析：生化和进化方面。

摘要

审查审查了在Zygaenidae（昆虫纲，鳞翅目）中所有已知的性信息素和引诱剂的化学组成和结构的数据。我们尝试跟踪引诱剂分子进化的可能途径，并揭示决定其生物学活性的结构特征。目前，对于五个Zygaenidae亚科中的两个，性信息素和性引诱剂的结构是众所周知的。Zygaeninae的性引诱剂是乙酸和脂肪醇的酯，而在Procridinae中，它们是2-丁醇和高级羧酸（脂肪酸）的酯。在Zygaenidae中，脂肪醇和已知引诱剂分子的酸的烃基包含偶数个碳原子（12、14、16），通常包含一个双键。