Descriptions of the mature larvae for two species of Pseudopyrochroa from Taiwan (Coleoptera: Pyrochroidae: Pyrochroinae), with notes on their natural history

Zootaxa. 2016 Jan 11;4061(5):585-95. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4061.5.8.

Abstract

Field collections and rearing have established the first species-level associations for larvae of Pyrochroidae from Taiwan. Larvae of Pseudopyrochroa carinifrons and Pseudopyrochroa fainanensis were collected from beneath bark and in coarse, decaying woody debris of dead logs and successfully reared to the respective adult stages. The mature larvae are described and salient features are illustrated. Notes on larval habitats and natural history are also provided.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
  • Animal Structures / growth & development
  • Animals
  • Body Size
  • Coleoptera / anatomy & histology
  • Coleoptera / classification
  • Coleoptera / growth & development*
  • Ecosystem
  • Entomology / history
  • Female
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 21st Century
  • Larva / anatomy & histology*
  • Larva / classification
  • Larva / growth & development
  • Male
  • Organ Size
  • Taiwan