The third instar larva, pupa, and eggs of Yingaresca holosericea (Bowditch) are described and illustrated. Biological notes providing life history data including feeding habits on its host Cordia monsperma (Jacq.) R. & S. (Boraginaceae), adult egg-laying capacity, larval behavior and some adult behaviors, as well as data on parasitism are presented. Similarities between this species and Ophraella conferta (LeConte), Walterianella bucki Bechyné and Alagoasa Bechyné species are discussed.
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1 June 2002
First Descriptions of Immature Stages of Yingaresca holosericea (Bowditch) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) and Notes on Their Biology
Catherine N. Duckett,
Luciano de Azevedo Moura
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