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Descriptions and key to the nymphs of Eupteryx (Curtis) leafhoppers (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) occurring in Britain
Author(s) -
STEWART ALAN J. A.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
systematic entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1365-3113
pISSN - 0307-6970
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1986.tb00188.x
Subject(s) - nymph , biology , instar , chaetotaxy , homoptera , key (lock) , zoology , botany , ecology , seta , pest analysis , genus , larva
. Descriptions are provided of the nymphs of fifteen of the sixteen Eupteryx species recorded in Britain. An illustrated key to fifth instar nymphs is presented, based upon chaetotaxy and cuticular markings. Illustrations of the external sexual characters in fourth and fifth instars and the external development of the five instars are also provided.