... alcohols were identified in trace amounts. The most abundant alcohol in males was C 24:0 (57.5%). The percentage content of cuticular C 24:0 in males and females (57.5 and 36.5%, respectively) was significantly higher than that of cuticular lipids in larvae and pupae (0.9 and 5.6%, respectively). Only two...

..., and all members of the subgenus Sophophora, had relatively short-chain surface lipids (23–33 carbons). Thus, phylogeny was a major factor affecting HC composition. Table 3. Literature data for cuticular lipids of Drosophila species Taxon Chain length References Subgenus Sophophora...

... the effects of thermal acclimation on cuticular lipids and rates of water loss of adult D. mojavensis . Mean hydrocarbon chain length increased at higher temperatures, but cuticular lipid melting temperature ( T m ) did not. Lipid quantity doubled in the first 14 days of adult life, but was unaffected...