Table 6. Cyanogenesis in flea beetles and
Heliconius
: μM of HCN gas produced by crushing.
Species
# insects, pooled into one sample
pooled weight (mg)
μM HCN/g insect
(limit of detection)
Yellow-tibia
Parchicola
7
18
0
<0.106
Monomacra violacea
10
30
0
<0.064
Ptocadica bifasciata
5
37
0
<0.052
Red
Ptocadica
6
35
0
<0.054
Parchicola
DF-2
7
11
0
<0.176
Red
Pedilia
6
88
0
<0.023
Red
Pedilia
larvae
9
132
0
<0.015
Heliconius sara
adults
2
68
.415
H. sara
larva
1
136
.892