Review of the immature stages of the family Lycidae (Insecta: Coleoptera)
Author
BOCAK, L.
Author
MATSUDA, K.
text
Journal of Natural History
2003
2003-06-30
37
12
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http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00222930210125362
journal article
10.1080/00222930210125362
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Erotini
Diagnosis
. We have not found any reliable character separating
Erotini
from remaining
Lycidae
. Larvae of
Erotini
are mostly cylindrical or slightly dorsoventrally flattened, have well developed mala (unlike
Metriorrhynchini
), and do not have any processes at tergites and pleurites. The considerable variability was found in the scletotization of lateral part of epicranium, arrangement of abdominal and thoracic terga and shape of tergum A9.