@article{article_388921, title={Fatty Acid Composition of Sexes and Body Parts in a Solitary Wasp, Sphex flavipennis (Insecta: Hymenoptera)}, journal={Journal of the Institute of Science and Technology}, volume={7}, pages={73–78}, year={2017}, url={https://izlik.org/JA45TA83CL}, author={Gülmez, Yaşar and Elmastaş, Mahfuz}, keywords={Hymenoptera,Sphex flavipennis,yağ asitler}, abstract={<p> <span class="fontstyle0">Fatty acid composition in head, thorax, and abdomen of male and female specimens of the solitary <br>wasp species </span> <span class="fontstyle2">Sphex flavipennis </span> <span class="fontstyle0">was investigated. Samples were collected from their natural habitats in Tokat <br>province (Turkey). It is determined that, unsaturated fatty acids are high in females whereas saturated fatty acids <br>are high in males. Total unsaturated fatty acids of body parts and sexes were found as: 80.19 % in female head, <br>75.73 % in male head; 81.57 % in female thorax, 81.43 % in male thorax; 79.03 % in female abdomen, 74.68 % in <br>male abdomen. Total saturated fatty acids of body parts and sexes were found as: 19.57 % in female head but 24.67 <br>% in male head; 14.83 % in female thorax, 16.91 % in male thorax; 19.77 % in female abdomen, 22.78 % in male <br>abdomen. The highest amounts of fatty acids are oleic acid and linoleic acid ranging between 27.68 % - 52.65 % <br>and 19.00 % - 37.36 %, respectively. Differences between body parts as well as male and female insects are due to <br>diverse physiological and metabolic functions </span> <br style=" font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "> <br> </p>}, number={1}