The morphology of the preimaginal stages of Rhinusa neta (Germar, 1821) and notes on its biology (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Mecinini)

By

Ścibior, Radosław
Łętowski, Jacek 1950-

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

807

Pages

29-46

Subjects

Egg , host plant , life development , Linaria vulgaris , Mature larva , parasitoid , Plantaginaceae , Pupa , Weevil

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.807.28365

 

Abstract

A detailed description of the mature larva and pupa ofRhinusaneta(Germar, 1821) and new diagnostic features of this species are presented. The development cycle ofR.netain the standard conditions lasts almost 60 days: an 11-day egg period, a 29-day larval period, and an 18-day pupal period, on average. The larvae are parasitised by hymenopterans of the superfamily Chalcidoidea. Similarities and differences withRhinusabipustulataand other species of this genus are presented.