Description of the Egg and First-Instar Larva of Scotobius pilularius Germar, 1823 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Scotobiini), and Analysis of Larval Primary Chaetotaxy

Larval morphology of the New World tenebrionid genus Scotobius Germar is studied based on a description of the first instar of S. Pilularius Germar, with emphasis on chaetotaxic analysis of the cephalic capsule, head appendages, legs, and thoracic and abdominal segments. This represents the first de...

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spelling todo:paper_00034541_v66_n4_p681_Silvestro2023-10-03T13:56:19Z Description of the Egg and First-Instar Larva of Scotobius pilularius Germar, 1823 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Scotobiini), and Analysis of Larval Primary Chaetotaxy Silvestro, V.A. Michat, M.C. chaetotaxy. larval description Neotropical region Scotobius pilularius Tenebrioninae Larval morphology of the New World tenebrionid genus Scotobius Germar is studied based on a description of the first instar of S. Pilularius Germar, with emphasis on chaetotaxic analysis of the cephalic capsule, head appendages, legs, and thoracic and abdominal segments. This represents the first description of a larva of Scotobius, and the first detailed treatment of the larval primary chaetotaxy pattern of a tenebrionid. A short description and photographs of the eggs are also provided, which are deposited individually and agglutinate small substrate particles. As remarkable characteristics of the studied larvae, the sclerome is a simple oval structure, the tergum IX is acuminate posteriorly, the segment X is extremely small and almost completely concealed by the sternum IX, and prothoracic legs are somewhat more robust than the meso- and metathoracic pairs, which is generally the case in soil-dwelling larvae. Some discussion is provided on a long-standing controversy regarding homology and terminology of the last leg segments in coleopteran larvae. © Museum and Institute of Zoology PAS. Fil:Michat, M.C. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00034541_v66_n4_p681_Silvestro
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topic chaetotaxy.
larval description
Neotropical region
Scotobius pilularius
Tenebrioninae
spellingShingle chaetotaxy.
larval description
Neotropical region
Scotobius pilularius
Tenebrioninae
Silvestro, V.A.
Michat, M.C.
Description of the Egg and First-Instar Larva of Scotobius pilularius Germar, 1823 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Scotobiini), and Analysis of Larval Primary Chaetotaxy
topic_facet chaetotaxy.
larval description
Neotropical region
Scotobius pilularius
Tenebrioninae
description Larval morphology of the New World tenebrionid genus Scotobius Germar is studied based on a description of the first instar of S. Pilularius Germar, with emphasis on chaetotaxic analysis of the cephalic capsule, head appendages, legs, and thoracic and abdominal segments. This represents the first description of a larva of Scotobius, and the first detailed treatment of the larval primary chaetotaxy pattern of a tenebrionid. A short description and photographs of the eggs are also provided, which are deposited individually and agglutinate small substrate particles. As remarkable characteristics of the studied larvae, the sclerome is a simple oval structure, the tergum IX is acuminate posteriorly, the segment X is extremely small and almost completely concealed by the sternum IX, and prothoracic legs are somewhat more robust than the meso- and metathoracic pairs, which is generally the case in soil-dwelling larvae. Some discussion is provided on a long-standing controversy regarding homology and terminology of the last leg segments in coleopteran larvae. © Museum and Institute of Zoology PAS.
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author Silvestro, V.A.
Michat, M.C.
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Michat, M.C.
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title Description of the Egg and First-Instar Larva of Scotobius pilularius Germar, 1823 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Scotobiini), and Analysis of Larval Primary Chaetotaxy
title_short Description of the Egg and First-Instar Larva of Scotobius pilularius Germar, 1823 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Scotobiini), and Analysis of Larval Primary Chaetotaxy
title_full Description of the Egg and First-Instar Larva of Scotobius pilularius Germar, 1823 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Scotobiini), and Analysis of Larval Primary Chaetotaxy
title_fullStr Description of the Egg and First-Instar Larva of Scotobius pilularius Germar, 1823 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Scotobiini), and Analysis of Larval Primary Chaetotaxy
title_full_unstemmed Description of the Egg and First-Instar Larva of Scotobius pilularius Germar, 1823 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Scotobiini), and Analysis of Larval Primary Chaetotaxy
title_sort description of the egg and first-instar larva of scotobius pilularius germar, 1823 (coleoptera: tenebrionidae: scotobiini), and analysis of larval primary chaetotaxy
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