Immature stages of giants: morphology and growth characteristics of Goliathus Lamarck, 1801 larvae indicate a predatory way of life (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae)

The third larval instar of Goliathus goliatus (Drury, 1770), G. orientalis Moser, 1909 and G. albosignatus Boheman, 1857 are described and illustrated for the first time and compared with the immature stages of other Cetoniinae. Larval development of G. goliatus is investigated und...

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Main Authors: Tomáš Vendl, Petr Šípek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2016-09-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=8145