Four new withanolides [1-4] have been isolated from the aerial parts of Jaborosa sativa. Jaborosalactones R [1], S [2], and T [3] contain a hemiketal (or ketal) ring formed between a 21-hydroxyl and a 12-ketone and the characteristic -lactone side-chain of the withanolides. Jaborosalactone U [4] possesses an epoxy-"y-lactone side-chain and was identified as the 24,25-epoxy analogue of trechonolide A [5]• Jaborosa Miers is a South American genus belonging to the Solanaceae that comprises about 23 different species which grow mainly in Argentina (1). To date, sixJaborosa spp.have been reported to contain withanolides, namely,J. integrifolia (2-4),J. leucotricha (5-7),J. bergii (8),J. odonelliana (9),J-laciniata (formerly in the genus Trechonaetes) (10), and J. magellanica (11)(12)(13)(14)). These C2S steroidal lactones have been isolated from several genera of the Solanaceae and many of these compounds exhibit interesting biological activities, such as cytotoxic, immunosuppressive, anti-inflammatory, insecticidal, and antifeedant properties (15).FromJaborosa sativa (Miers) A.T. Hunziker & G. Barbosa (Trechonaetes sativa Miers), we have isolated four new withanolides. Three of them, jaborosalactones R [1], S [2], and T [3] incorporate, in addition to the typical -lactone side-chain, a six-membered hemiketal (or ketal) ring involving what must have been originally a C-12 keto group and a C-21 hydroxyl functionality, a novel arrangement in the withanolide class of compounds. The fourth withanolide, jaborosalactone U [4} was characterized as the 24,25-epoxy analogue of trechonolide A [51 (10). The epoxy-'y-lactone side-chain found in 4 has no precedent among the withanolides, although epoxy-b-lactones (and epoxy--lactols) and unsaturated -lactones are commonly found among this group of compounds (8,13). Preliminary biological testing has shown that jaborosalactone S has strong antifeedant activity on larvae of Tenebrio molitor (R.