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Description of the instar III larva of Agabus (Acatodes) browni Kamiya, 1934 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae, Agabinae)

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The instar III larva of Agabus (Acatodes) browni Kamiya, 1934 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Agabinae) is described for the first time with emphasis on chaetotaxy. The larva is characterized by a yellow-brown frontoclypeus with a central anterior diamond-shaped dark brown macula, the serrated inner ventral margin of the distal half of the mandible, and the abdominal segment VIII with both short and three pairs of long hair-like setae. The larva is compared to those of A. conspicuus Sharp, 1873, and A. japonicus Sharp, 1873 from Honshu and western Japan. A key to identify the instar III larvae of these species is provided.

Source: Zootaxa

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5618.2.6

Authors: KOHEI WATANABE, YUUKI KAMITE, LEO TAKECHI, MASAKAZU HAYASHI

Institutions: Ishikawa Insect Museum, Nagoya City Public Health Research Institute

Language: English

Topic: Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4409051333

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