Larval morphology of Scydmaenus tarsatus and S. hellwigii, with notes on feeding behaviour and a review of the bibliography on the preimaginal stages of ant-like stone beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae)

Morphology of mature larvae of two Central European species of Scydmaenus Latreille is described and illustrated: S. (s. str.) tarsatus Müller & Kunze and S. (Cholerus) hellwigii (Herbst). Inaccuracies in previous descriptions of S. tarsatus are discussed and the following combination of charact...

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Main Authors: Paweł JAŁOSZYŃSKI, Aleksandra KILIAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2012-10-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201204-0014_Larval_morphology_of_Scydmaenus_tarsatus_and_S_hellwigii_with_notes_on_feeding_behaviour_and_a_review_of_the.php