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On the Structure of Larvæ of Hispine Beetles.—III
Author(s) -
Maulik S.
Publication year - 1933
Publication title -
proceedings of the zoological society of london
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0370-2774
DOI - 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1933.tb01613.x
Subject(s) - genus , head (geology) , biology , zoology , anatomy , paleontology
Summary.1 The structure of the immature stages shows clearly that the genus Platyauchenia should be removed from the Cassidinæ and put in the Hispinæ. 2 The head, though of a true miner, does not show any of the types of structure previously recorded as belonging to a miner. 3 The mouth‐parts have become greatly simplified. 4 The last segment of the abdomen belongs to one of the types described as occurring among the Hispinæ, and they do not show any of the typical abdominal modifications of the Cassidine larvæ. 5 The last pair of spiracles open laterally, a modification which has not been previously recorded in the Hispinæ.