Pheromones and Semiochemicals of Centruroides margaritatus (Scorpiones: Buthidae), the Central American bark scorpion

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Semiochemicals of Centruroides margaritatus, the Central American bark scorpion

Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	Buthidae
Subfamily:	Centrurinae
Genus:	Centruroides
Tribe:
Author:	Gervais

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Semiochemical(s):

Garcia-Calvo M

1993

J. Biol. Chem.

268:

18866

MgTx

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

P �Category of the chemical signal

A -	Attractant
Al -	Allomone
K -	Kairomone
P -	Pheromone
Sy -	Synomone�

�Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

Hollywood, Florida, USA

Reference(s):

Garcia-Calvo, M., Leonard, R.J., Novick, J., Stevens, S.P., Schmalhofer, W., Kaczorowski, G.J., and Garcia, M.L. 1993. Purification, characterization, and biosynthesis of margatoxin, a component of Centruroides margaritatus venom that selectively inhibits voltage-dependent potassium channels. J. Biol. Chem. 268:18866-18874.

Citation: El-Sayed AM 2025. The Pherobase: Database of Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.com>.
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