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The defense secretions of the soldiers of the Malaysian rhinotermitid,Parrhinotermes aequalis (Havilandi) andP. pygmaeus (John),Termitogeton planus (Havilandi) andSchedorhinotermes malaccensis (Holmgren) consist mainly of vinyl ketones, whereas that ofProrhinotermes flavus (Bugnion & Popoff) gives (E)-1-nitropentadecene. The chemistry of the defense secretions ofParrhinotermes andTermitogeton is documented and based on their chemical relationships;Termitogeton shows a closer affinity to the Rhinotermitinae than Heterotermitinae.
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Chuah, C.H., Goh, S.H. & Tho, Y.P. Chemical defense secretions of some species of Malaysian rhinotermitidae (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae). J Chem Ecol 16, 685–692 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01016479
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