INVESTIGADORES
ARCHANGELSKY Miguel
artículos
Título:
Description of the preimaginal stages of Pyractomena borealis (Randall, 1838) (Coleoptera, Lampyridae) and notes on its biology
Autor/es:
ARCHANGELSKY, M. & M. A. BRANHAM
Revista:
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
Editorial:
ENTOMOL SOC WASHINGTON
Referencias:
Año: 1998 vol. 100 p. 421 - 430
ISSN:
0013-8797
Resumen:
The preimaginal stages of Pyractomena borealis (Randall 1838) are described and illustrated. Information on the biology is also included. A detailed description of the functional morphology of the holdfast organ of the larva is presented together with a schematic illustration, step by step, of the eversion process. Instructions on rearing techniques are also provided.