Adult secretions of four Japanese Chrysomelinae, Gastrophysa atrocyanea, Plagiodera versicolora distincta, Chrysomela vigintipunctata costella, and Gastrolina depressa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) were analyzed by TLC, HPLC, NMR and FAB-MS. Three nitropropanoyl isoxazolinone glucosides, 2- (4) were found in all species. In addition, two nitropropanoyl glucosides, 1,6-di-(3Ј-nitropropanoyl)-b-D-glucopyranose (2) and 1,2,6-tri-(3Ј-nitropropanoyl)-b-Dglucopyranose (5) were also detected from these species. The secretions of the four species and compounds 3 and 5 showed strong deterrent effects against ants (Tetramorium caespitum), whereas compounds 2 and 4 exhibited low activity.