Description of the larvae and pupae of eight species of the tribe Sitonini Gistel, 1848 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from Central Europe Author Sprick, Peter text Zootaxa 2017 2017-09-28 4324 3 401 435 journal article 31941 10.11646/zootaxa.4324.3.1 24a2ebdb-c5cb-46ef-9302-e491aceb8802 1175-5326 998318 8135023D-Ab89-4B5A-Ae7D-A67189C7Cbe7 Sitona lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758) ( FIgS 2–8e ) Body . LeNgTH 4.5–5.3 MM, WIDTH 1.3–1.5 MM. SeTAe lONg TO VeRY SHORT. PROTHORAX ( FIg. 2e ) WITH 8 prns , ONe SeTA PlAceD clOSe TO SPIRAcle. MeSO- AND MeTATHORAX ( FIg. 2e ) eAcH WITH 1 SHORT prs AND 4 pds , AlMOST eQUAl IN leNgTH. EAcH PeDAl AReA WITH 6 pda , DIFFeReNT IN leNgTH. AbD. VIII ( FIg. 4e ) WITH 1 VeRY SHORT prs AND 3 pds; ts VeRY SHORT. Head . YellOW, SUbcIRcUlAR; WIDTH : 0.55 –0.65 MM, leNgTH: 0.65–0.75 MM; eNDOcARINA ReAcHeS 1/2 THe leNgTH OF FRONS. Des 4 VeRY SHORT ( FIg. 5e ). Fs 1 VeRY SHORT , fs 3 AlMOST INVISIble, fs 4 SlIgHTlY SHORTeR THAN fs 5 . Les 1 AND les 2 eQUAl IN leNgTH, AS lONg AS des 1 . Ves 1-2 SHORT , POORlY DeVelOPeD. POSTePIcRANIAl AReA WITH 3 pes . STeMMATA DeVelOPeD. ANTeNNAl bASAl MeMbRANOUS ARTIcle WITH 4 bASIcONIc SeNSIllAe. LAbRUM ( FIg. 6e ) APPROXIMATelY 2.5 TIMeS AS WIDe AS lONg; ANTeRIOR MARgIN SINUOUSlY eMARgINATeD; 3 PAIRS OF ams , VARIOUS IN leNgTH: MeDIAN PAIRS TWIce lONgeR THAN THe lATeRAl SeTAe; 2 PAIRS OF als . LAbRAl RODS AlMOST PARAllel. ClYPeUS ( FIg. 6e ) 5.0 TIMeS AS WIDe AS lONg; ANTeRIOR MARgIN cONVeX, lATeRAl MARgINS SINUOUSlY eMARgINATeD; MeDIAN FURROW ReAcHeS 3/4 THe leNgTH OF clYPeUS. EPIPHARYNX ( FIg. 7e ) WITH 2 PAIRS OF als ; 3 PAIRS OF ams AND 2 PAIRS OF mes . MANDIble WITH 1 blUNT ADDITIONAl TOOTH (clOSe TO APeX). MAXIllA ( FIg. 8e ) WITHOUT mbs ; bASAl PAlPOMeRe SlIgHTlY SHORTeR AND DISTINcTlY WIDeR THAN THe DISTAl. PRAelAbIUM cORDIFORM, WITH 2 PAIRS OF ligs ; bOTH PAlPOMeReS eQUAl IN leNgTH, bUT bASAl WIDeR THAN DISTAl ONe; pslb 3 AlMOST A THIRD THe leNgTH OF THe ReMAININg SeTAe.