Description of immature stages and biological notes of Cassidispa relicta Medvedev, 1957, a newly recorded species from China (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Hispini)

By

Liao, Chengqing
Zhang, Zhiling
Xu, Jiasheng
Staines, Charles L.
Dai, Xiaohua

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

780

Pages

71-88

Subjects

Cassidinae , Cassidispa , chaetotaxy , Hispini , immature stages , leaf-mining insects , Morphology

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.780.23280

 

Abstract

The first instar and mature larva and pupa of Cassidispa relicta Medvedev, 1957, a newly recorded species from China, are described and figured. The chaetotaxy of the head, mouthparts, legs, and dorsal and ventral surfaces of the body is described. This is the first detailed description of immatures in the genus Cassidispa. Diagnostic characters of this species are compared with other described immatures of some Hispini genera. Biological notes on C. relicta, such as host plants, feeding patterns of adults, structure of larval mines and life history, are also presented.