Teratological Cases in Five Species of Cotinis Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Gymnetini), with a Compilation of Teratologies in Scarabaeoidea
Author
Gasca-Álvarez, Héctor Jaime
Author
Deloya, Cuauhtémoc
Author
Reyes-Castillo, Pedro
text
The Coleopterists Bulletin
2017
2016-09-27
71
2
329
338
http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x-71.2.329
journal article
10.1649/0010-065X-71.2.329
1938-4394
5363929
Melolontha melolontha
(Linnaeus)
Teratology.
Malformation of the right proleg, incomplete development about 1/3 of normal. Binary schistomely in antennae. Ternary schistomely in left hind leg. Atrophy in right mid-leg; only the femur is developed. Atrophy in right hind leg; reduction of tarsomeres. Pronotoschisis; complete bipartition of the pronotum.
References.
Mocquerys (1880)
, Balzuc (1948),
Kofler (1978)
.