Descriptions of immature stages of six aphidophagous Coccinellini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) species from China
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The morphological diversity of ladybird beetle larvae can provide supplementary evidence for taxonomic identification. However, studies on the larval morphology of Coccinellidae are very limited. In this study, the immature stages of six species from the tribe Coccinellini are examined, including Phrynocaria unicolor (Fabricius, 1792) and Microcariapupillata(Swartz, 1808), which are described for the first time, as well as re-examination of Cheilomenessexmaculata(Fabricius, 1781), Harmonia dimidiata (Fabricius, 1781), Harmonia sedecimnotata (Fabricius, 1801) and Coelophora biplagiata (Swartz, 1808). The illustrations, and brief diagnoses for identification of the fourth instar larvae and pupae of examined species are provided. Larval morphology of other Harmonia Mulsant, Cheilomenes Dejean, Phrynocaria Timberlake and Coelophora Mulsant species are also compared.
Source: Zootaxa
Authors: JIAMIN ZHUANG, XUEYUAN WEI, XUNHONG TAO, XINGMIN WANG, XIAOSHENG CHEN
Institution: South China Agricultural University
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4411128035