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Issue: Vol. 5646 No. 3: 10 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-10
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5646.3.6
Page range: 421-444
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Evidence from immature stages in support of separate recognition of the genera Aspidapion Schilsky, 1901 and Pseudaspidapion Wanat, 1990 (Coleoptera, Brentidae, Apioninae)

Department of Zoology and Nature Protection; Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology; Maria Curie–Skłodowska University; Akademicka 19; 20–033 Lublin; Poland.
Coleoptera Curculionidae Apionidae Aspidapion radiolus A. validum Pseudaspidapion botanicum Malvaceae garden weevils biology morphology larva pupa larval instar identification

Abstract

The mature larva and the pupa of two weevil species—Aspidapion (Aspidapion) radiolus (Marsham, 1802) and Aspidapion validum (Germar, 1817)—are fully described and illustrated. The biology of both species was studied. The morphology of immatures of A. radiolus and A. validum was compared to immatures of Pseudaspidapion botanicum Alonso-Zarazaga & Wang, 2011 and supports the separation of the two genera as distinct.

 

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How to Cite

Gosik, R. (2025) Evidence from immature stages in support of separate recognition of the genera Aspidapion Schilsky, 1901 and Pseudaspidapion Wanat, 1990 (Coleoptera, Brentidae, Apioninae). Zootaxa, 5646 (3), 421–444. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5646.3.6