Pheromones and Semiochemicals of Lucanus cervus (Coleoptera: Lucanidae), the European stag beetle

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Semiochemicals of Lucanus cervus, the European stag beetle

Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Uniramia
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Lucanidae
Subfamily:	Lucaninae
Genus:	Lucanus
Tribe:	Lucanini
Author:	Linnaeus

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Semiochemical(s):

Harvey DJ

2024

Sci. Rep.

14:

6037

longifolene

4.2 �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�

F �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�

ng �Amount

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

alpha-copaene

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

�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�

alpha-pinene

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

�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�

Harvey DJ

2024

Sci. Rep.

14:

6037

(-)-beta-barbatene

�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�

8-ethyl-1R2,4aR5R8S8aR-hexahydro-4me5me7me8ame-2-methylenenaphthalen-1-ol

13.6 �Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

M �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�

ng �Amount

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

Harvey DJ

2011

Insect Conserv. Diver.

alpha-copaene

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

A �Category of the chemical signal

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

L �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�

Reference(s):

Harvey, D.J., Vuts, J., Hooper, A., Caulfield, J.C., Finch, P., Woodcock, C.M., Gange, A.C., Chapman, J.W., Birkett, M.A., and Pickett, J.A. 2024. Novel pheromone-mediated reproductive behaviour in the stag beetle, Lucanus cervus. Sci. Rep. 14:6037.

Harvey, D.J., Hawes, C.J., Gange, A.C., Finch, P., Chesmore, D., and Farr, I. 2011. Development of non-invasive monitoring methods for larvae and adults of the stag beetle, Lucanus cervus. Insect Conserv. Diver. 4:4-14.

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