Table 1. List of cuticular hydrocarbons found on Camponotus aethiops.
Peak | Identity | % | SE | Transmission index | SE | Diagnostic power |
1 | C23 | 0.34 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 1.70 |
2 | 2-MeC24 | 1.09 | 0.04 | 3.47 | 3.45 | 2.27 |
3 | C25 | 1.23 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.15 | 1.58 |
4 | 13-, 11- & 9-MeC25 | 3.11 | 0.06 | 0.59 | 0.47 | 3.02 |
5 | 7-MeC25 | 1.55 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 5.55 |
6 | 5-MeC25 | 0.41 | 0.01 | −0.08 | 0.21 | 2.51 |
7 | 11,15- & 9,13-diMeC25 | 2.36 | 0.09 | 15.59 | 14.62 | 2.80 |
8 | 7,9- & 7,11- & 7,13- & 7,15-diMeC25 and 3-MeC25 | 1.89 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.13 | 1.68 |
9 | 5,9- & 5,13-diMeC25 | 0.45 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 3.16 |
10 | 5,17-diMeC25 | 0.53 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 3.23 |
11 | C26 | 1.02 | 0.04 | 0.26 | 0.14 | 1.51 |
12 | 3,13-, 3,11-, 3,9- & 3,7-diMeC25 | 2.76 | 0.11 | −0.01 | 0.03 | 4.90 |
13 | 13- & 12-MeC26 | 1.36 | 0.04 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 2.04 |
14 | 8-MeC26 & x,y-diMeC26 | 3.10 | 0.12 | −0.17 | 0.13 | 2.12 |
15 | 6-MeC26 | 0.27 | 0.03 | −0.14 | 0.19 | 1.03 |
16 | 4- & 2-MeC26 | 7.87 | 0.20 | 4.77 | 4.16 | 1.77 |
17 | C27 | 3.39 | 0.13 | 0.54 | 0.30 | 1.15 |
18 | 13- & 11-MeC27 | 10.37 | 0.21 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 2.10 |
19 | 9-MeC27 | 4.36 | 0.05 | 5.70 | 4.22 | 1.27 |
20 | 7-MeC27 | 4.23 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 1.79 |
21 | 5-MeC27 | 2.87 | 0.12 | 0.58 | 0.73 | 1.63 |
22 | 11,15-diMeC27 | 8.16 | 0.23 | 0.62 | 0.45 | 2.79 |
23 | 9,13-diMeC27 | 4.84 | 0.10 | −0.14 | 0.18 | 1.69 |
24 | 7,15-, 7,13-, 7,11-diMeC27 & 3-MeC27 | 3.31 | 0.04 | 0.35 | 0.29 | 1.48 |
25 | 5,7-, 5,9-, 5,13-, 5,15- & 5,17-diMeC27 | 3.34 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 1.29 |
26 | C28 | 0.63 | 0.03 | 0.92 | 0.42 | 1.45 |
27 | 3,15- & 3,13- & 3,9- & 3,7-diMeC27 | 6.33 | 0.27 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 3.95 |
28 | 14-, 13-, 12-, 10-, 8- & 6-MeC28 | 4.03 | 0.05 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 1.75 |
29 | 12,16-diMeC28 & 4-MeC28 | 1.61 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 2.22 |
30 | C29 | 0.69 | 0.03 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 1.32 |
31 | 15- & 13- & 11- & 9-MeC29 | 3.90 | 0.11 | −0.11 | 0.05 | 3.29 |
32 | 7-MeC29 | 1.88 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.14 | 1.88 |
33 | 5-MeC29 | 0.49 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 2.78 |
34 | 13,17-, 11,15- & 9,13-diMeC29 | 1.96 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 5.00 |
35 | 7,17-diMeC29 & 3-MeC29 | 1.97 | 0.03 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 1.66 |
36 | 5,17-diMeC29 | 2.30 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 4.11 |
The table shows the percentage in the profile (mean and SE), the transmission index (mean and SE) and the diagnostic power of each peak (n = 196 ants from ten colonies).