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(
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The 1
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instar larva of this species was firstly described by
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, while the other stages were investigated only recently by
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Devetak
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. (2010)
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. See also under
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<emphasis id="8B9721229C662A2CEFC15989FEA65AEB" bold="true" box="[151,288,1974,1996]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">FIGURE 15.</emphasis>
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instar larva (Italy: Liguria, Cipressa). Dorsal (above), ventral (middle) and lateral (below) view; ae: diagnostic characters, see species description.
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<emphasis id="8B9721229C672A2DEFC159B7FE985ABD" bold="true" box="[151,286,1928,1950]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">FIGURE 16.</emphasis>
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instar larva (Italy: Liguria, Bordighera, Mt. Nero). Dorsal (above), ventral (middle) and lateral (below) view; af: diagnostic characters, see species description.
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2 L3, identification by biomolecular analysis; same locality,
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Description of 3
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Size (based on
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(1.902.10), HW/HL 0.77, ML/HL 0.87. General colouring light ochre with contrasting dark brown markings, ventral side pale with a dark pattern; head capsule with extensive dark markings, head dorsal side with a median pair of large dark markings creating a filled “V”, lateral sides completely dark (
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), ventral side of the head dark brown with darker markings surrounding the gula (in
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); labial palpi black (
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); mandibles dark brown; legs pale; setae of the body black. Head longer than wide; dorsal side of the head capsule covered with sparse and very short dolichasters (
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); mandibles almost as long as the head capsule (
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); distance between the base of the mandible and basal tooth slightly smaller than that between the basal and apical teeth; interdental mandibular setae: (34)(1)(1)(0). Mesothoracic spiracles ochre. IX abdominal sternite with rastra equipped with 4 digging setae, internal seta shorter than the others (
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).
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<paragraph id="B95CFD309C582A12EF915C51FECB5FEF" blockId="32.[151,1436,151,899]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">
<emphasis id="8B9721229C582A12EF915C51FED15FA7" bold="true" box="[199,343,622,647]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">Bio-ecology.</emphasis>
A poorly known species,
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<emphasis id="8B9721229C582A12EDEF5C4FFCEA5FA7" box="[697,876,624,647]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">N. microstenus</emphasis>
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is usually reported for open Mediterranean environments, especially arid rocky scrublands. The larvae were collected at the base of shrubs and in rock crevices filled with sand.
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<subSubSection id="F1F9AEBB9C582A12EF915CE5FB775FD3" box="[199,1265,730,755]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="B95CFD309C582A12EF915CE5FB775FD3" blockId="32.[151,1436,151,899]" box="[199,1265,730,755]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">
<emphasis id="8B9721229C582A12EF915CE5FEE65FD3" bold="true" box="[199,352,730,755]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">Distribution.</emphasis>
Widespread in the Mediterranean basin, notably lacking in the Iberian Peninsula.
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</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="F1F9AEBB9C582A12EF915CC1FEBF5EA3" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="B95CFD309C582A12EF915CC1FEBF5EA3" blockId="32.[151,1436,151,899]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">
<emphasis id="8B9721229C582A12EF915CC1FEBD5E37" bold="true" box="[199,315,766,791]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">Remarks.</emphasis>
Besides the body colouring and the dark pattern of the head,
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<emphasis id="8B9721229C582A12EB425D3FFB385E37" box="[1044,1214,768,791]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">N. microstenus</emphasis>
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is recognizable by means of the sparse short dolichasters covering the dorsal side of the head capsule. Another diagnostic character of this species is the dark colour of the ventral side of the head capsule, while in the other members of the genus it is normally pale.
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