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Issue: Vol. 4111 No. 3: 16 May 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-05-16
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4111.3.1
Page range: 201–222
Abstract views: 72
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Comparative morphology of immature stages of two sympatric Tenebrionidae species, with comments on their biology

Department of Zoology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 19, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
Department of Zoology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 19, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
Saproxylic species Coleoptera Tenebrionidae Bolitophagus reticulatus (Linnaeus 1767) Neomida haemorrhoidalis (Fabricius 1787) morphology mature larva pupa key larval development life history primeval forest species Palaearctic Region Centra

Abstract

The mature larva and pupa of Neomida haemorrhoidalis are described and illustrated for the first time. The mature larva of Bolitophagus reticulatus is completely redescribed and illustrated, and its pupa is described for the first time. The differential diagnosis of the two species is presented. Information about their biology and life history is also given.

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