Showing papers on "Lucilia cuprina published in 1970"
TL;DR: Wied et al. as discussed by the authors investigated the chemical composition of the cuticular wax of the adult male and female flies of the sheep blowfly Lucilia cuprina Wied as well as that of the blowfly puparia and found that the lipids in all the waxes examined comprise hydrocarbons, nonglyceryl esters, triglycerides, free fatty acids, and hydroxy compounds, probably diglycerides and monoglycerides.
58 citations
01 Jan 1970
TL;DR: Investigation into the chemical composition of the cuticular wax of the adult male and female flies as well as that of the blowfly puparia indicated that hydrocarbons, nonglyceryl esters, triglycerides, free fatty acids, and hydroxy compounds, probably diglycerides and monoglycerides are present.
Abstract: The presence of a strong contact component in the sex and ovipositing behavior of the sheep blowfly Lucilia cuprina Wied. prompted an investigation into the chemical composition of the cuticular wax of the adult male and female flies as well as that of the blowfly puparia. Thin-layer chroma- tography indicated that the lipids in all the waxes examined comprise hydrocarbons, nonglyceryl esters, triglycerides, free fatty acids, and hydroxy compounds, probably diglycerides and monoglycerides. Phospholipids were not detected. Straight- and branched-chain saturated compounds, the latter often pre- dominating, are present in the hydrocarbon, free fatty acid, and ester fractions. Unsaturated molecules were absent. The hydrocarbons resemble those of the cricket to some ex- tent, but the absence of unsaturated compounds is in striking contrast to both the cricket and the cockroach. Pheromones may be present in the low molecular weight fatty acids obtained on brief extraction of the insects.
54 citations
TL;DR: Variations in the amount of prothoracic gland hormone during the development of Lucilia cuprina from the third larval instar to adult ecdysis have been investigated and are correlated with changes known to occur in Lucilia during this period.
25 citations