Table 3 List of all compounds extracted from the puparial case of C. vicina and the Kovats Index to aid identification.

From: The potential use of cuticular hydrocarbons and multivariate analysis to age empty puparial cases of Calliphora vicina and Lucilia sericata

Peak number

Peak Identification

Kovats iu

1

Pentacosane

2500

2

3-Methylpentacosane

2574

3

Hexacosane

2600

4

2-Methylhexacosane

2661

5

Heptacosane

2700

6

11 + 13-Methylheptacosane

2731

7

9-Methylheptacosane

2734

8

7-Methylheptacosane

2740

9

5-Methylheptacosane

2749

10

11,15-Dimethylheptacosane 1

2762

11

3-Methylheptacosane

2775

12

*5,x-Dimethylheptacosane x

2783

13

Octacosane

2800

14

Trimethylpentacosane 2

2814

15

12 + 15 + 16-Methyloctacosane

2839

16

8-Methyloctacosane

2846

17

2-Methyloctacosane

2869

18

x,10/x,12/x,14-Dimethyloctacosane y

2881

19

Nonacosane

2900

20

4,8,12-Trimethyloctacosane 1

2922

21

11 + 13-Methylnonacosane

2937

22

7-Methylnonacosane

2946

23

5-Methylnonacosane

2955

24

11,15-Dimethylnonacosane 1

2964

25

9,15-Dimethylnonacosane 1

2971

26

3-Methylnonacosane

2977

27

Triacontane

3000

28

Hentriacontene 3

3085

29

Hentriacontane

3100

30

Dotriacontane

3200

31

Tritriacontane

3300

  1. Compounds in bold were used for subsequent multivariate analysis.
  2. 1Tentative identification based on Kovats Index.
  3. 2Methyl branch position not determined.
  4. 3Double bond positions only determined in adult flies.
  5. xx = 9,11, 15.
  6. yx = methyl branched position not determined.
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