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Issue: Vol. 3793 No. 2: 29 Apr. 2014
Type: Article
Published: 2014-04-29
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3793.2.8
Page range: 281–285
Abstract views: 23
PDF downloaded: 1

Third instars larvae of Gepus gibbosus Hölzel, 1968 (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontindae)

Dicle University, Science Faculty, Department of Biology, 21280 Diyarbakır TURKEY.
Dicle University, Education Faculty, Biology Department, 21280 Diyarbakır TURKEY.
Ahi Evran University, Kirsehir Vocational School, Department of Organic Farming, 40100, Kirsehir, TURKEY
Neuroptera Gepus gibbosus larvae scanning electron microscope (SEM) Turkey

Abstract

The third instar larva of Gepus gibbosus Hölzel, 1968 are described and figured for the first time using light and scanning electron microscopy. The females were collected from Derik, Mardin Province, Turkey and maintained in the laboratory. The morphology of different parts of the larva such as head, mandibles, and antennae are described and illustrated. G. gibbosus is new for the Turkish fauna.