Open AccessLarval instars of Appendiseta robiniae (Gillette, 1907) (Hemiptera: Aphidoidea: Drepanosiphidae)
Author(s) -
Beata Borowiak-Sobkowiak,
Roma Durak
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
polish journal of entomology/polskie pismo entomologiczne
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2299-9884
pISSN - 0032-3780
DOI - 10.2478/v10200-011-0031-2
Subject(s) - instar , biology , hemiptera , larva , botany , horticulture
Larval instars of Appendiseta robiniae (Gillette, 1907) (Hemiptera: Aphidoidea: Drepanosiphidae) Appendiseta robiniae (Gillette, 1907) is a species relatively recently recorded in the Polish fauna. In the development of A. robiniae 4 larval instars were observed prior to the adult. The morphometric parameters of each larval instar were defined. DFA analysis indicated that the best parameters distinguishing the instars of A. robiniae are antenna and body lengths. DFA analysis confirmed that larval growth is the fastest between the third and fourth instars.