Origin, transfer and distribution of cantharidin-related compounds in the blister beetle Hycleus scabiosae
J. venom. anim. toxins incl. trop. dis; 18 (1), 2012
Cantharidin provides chemical protection for the coleopteran families Meloidae and Oedemeridae. In the present study, it was observed that cantharidin concentration in Hycleus scabiosae was slightly decreased from mated females (mean = 0.011 mg/mg of dry weight) to males (mean = 0.010 mg/mg) and consider...