A description of the larva of Coomaniella (Coomaniella) purpurascens Baudon, 1966 and a discussion on the tribal placement of Coomaniellini Bílý, 1974 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)

SVATOPLUK BÍLÝ; MARK G. VOLKOVITSH

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3915.1.6

Issue: Vol. 3915 No. 1: 2 Feb. 2015

Type: Article

Published: 2015-02-02

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3915.1.6

Page range: 123–131

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**A description of the larva of Coomaniella (Coomaniella) purpurascens Baudon, 1966 and a discussion on the tribal placement of Coomaniellini Bílý, 1974 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)**

SVATOPLUK BÍLÝ⁺⁻
MARK G. VOLKOVITSH⁺⁻

Czech University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Department of Forest Protection and Game Management, Kamýcká 1176, CZ-165 21Praha 6 – Suchdol, Czech Republic.

Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab. 1, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia.

taxonomy larval morphology Buprestidae Coomaniellini Oriental region

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Abstract

A detailed description of the mature larva of Coomaniella (Coomaniella) purpurascens Baudon, 1966 and a discussion of the taxonomic position of the tribe Coomaniellini Bílý, 1974 are presented. Larva is fully illustrated including details of the mouth parts and inner structures of the proventriculus. The larval characters support the tribal status of Coomaniellini with close relations to the tribe Dicercini Gistel, 1884 in contrast with the former placement of the tribe near Anthaxiini Gory & Laporte, 1839.