Immature stages of Ancognatha ustulata (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Dynastinae: Cyclocephalini)

Authors

  • MIGUEL ÁNGEL MORÓN
  • JHON CÉSAR NEITA MORENO

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2008.002.565

Keywords:

Scarabaeoidea, larva, pupa, taxonomy, Colombia

Abstract

THE THIRD INSTAR LARVA AND PUPA OF ANCOGNATHA USTULATA BURMEISTER, 1847 (COLEOPTERA: MELOLONTHIDAE: DYNASTINAE: CYCLOCEPHALINI) ARE DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED FOR THE FIRST TIME. NEW DATA ON LARVAL BIOLOGY AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE SPECIES IN COLOMBIA ARE INCLUDED. A KEY TO THE KNOWN THIRD STAGE LARVAE OF ANCOGNATHA ERICHSON IS PROVIDED.

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Published

2008-12-01

Issue

Vol. 79 No. 002: diciembre

Section

TAXONOMÍA Y SISTEMÁTICA