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| | Chemical Secretions of the Suborder Adephaga (Coleoptera) |
 | | The Hydradephaga is comprised of the Dytiscidae, Noteridae, Gyrinidae, Amphizoidae, Hygrobiidae and Haliplidae, all of which are aquatic. |
 | | Benzoic acids and derivatives are present in Noteridae and Haliplidae (Dettner 1985). |
 | | 3-indoleacetic acid and phenyl acetic acid, which have been isolated from members of Noteridae and some Hydroporinae (Dytiscidae), are gall-producing plant auxins present in other insects who use it during endophytic oviposition (Dettner 1985). |
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