Description of the immature stages of four species of Macrodactylini (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Melolonthinae).
The third instar of the genera Ceraspis, Clavipalpus, Isonychus and Manopus (Melolonthidae: Melolonthinae: Macrodactylini) are described for the first time. Descriptions are based on the larvae of Ceraspis innotata (Blanchard), Clavipalpus ursinus Blanchard, Isonychus maculatus Waterhouse and Manopus biguttatus Laporte. The pupae of C. ursinus, I. maculatus and M. biguttatus are also described. A key to the larvae of nine genera of Macrodactylini and a list of the species with immature descriptions are provided.
Fac de Agronomía, Sistemática de Insectos-Agronomía, Univ Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
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Neita-Moreno
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Morón
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Zuluaga-Correa
D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development*; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development