First description of the larva of Dinaraea Thomson, 1858, with comments on chaetotaxy, pupa, and life history based on two saproxylic species from Europe (Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae, Athetini)

The paper describes the morphological ultrastructure of the previously unknown early (L1) and late larval instars (L2–3) of Dinaraea, including chaetotaxy, pupal cocoon, prepupa, and pupa, based on the saproxylic species D. aequata Erichson and D. linearis Gravenhorst. Diagnostic l...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bernard Staniec, Ewa Pietrykowska-Tudruj, Krzysztof Pawlęga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2018-04-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=24440