Abstract
All larval instars of the tiger beetle species Cylindera (Eugrapha) contorta (Fleutiaux) are described for the first time based on material from Southern Ukraine (Kherson Region). New data on habitat preferences, ecology and bionomy for adults and larvae of C. contorta are listed. Larval characters are differentiated for all instars of species in the subgenus Eugrapha and some other Palearctic genera of the subtribe Cicindelina. The key for second and third instar of all known larvae of Eugrapha is given.
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