A note on the larva of Chalcophora japonica chinensis (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) based on morphological characters and molecular data

By

Wei, Zhonghua
Zhang, Liumei
Shi, Ai-Min

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

944

Pages

147--155

Subjects

Chalcophora , China , DNA marker , jewel beetles , larval morphology

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.944.37765

 

Abstract

Larvae of Chalcophora japonica chinensis Schaufuss, 1879 were collected from within dead trunks in Hubei Province, China, in February 2019. These specimens created an opportunity to provide the first description of the larval stage of this subspecies; The larva is described and illustrated based on morphological characters and DNA barcoding.