The larva of Chiron senegalensis and comments on its relationships with other Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera: Chironidae)

Autor: Jean-Bernard HUCHET, Jean-Pierre LUMARET
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: European Journal of Entomology, Vol 99, Iss 3, Pp 363-372 (2002)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1210-5759
1802-8829
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2002.047
Popis: After a brief presentation of some historical, taxonomical and biological data on the Chironidae, the third instar larva of Chiron senegalensis Hope & Westwood, 1845 is described and illustrated on the basis of larval characteristics. The systematic position of the genus Chiron Mac Leay, 1819 within the Scarabaeoidea complex is discussed.
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