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1 January 2012 Detailed Description of the Morphology of the Last Instar Larva of Trogoderma megatomoides Reitter, 1881 (Dermestidae: Megatominae: Megatomini) with Comparison to Related Species
Marcin Kadej
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Abstract

A description of the last larval instar (based on the exuvium) of Trogoderma megatomoides Reitter, 1881 (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) is presented. New morphological characters of T. megatomoides larvae such as general morphology of antenna, epipharynx, mandibula, maxilla, ligula with labial palpi, hastisetae, legs, terga and condition of antecostal suture are documented and discussed. General morphological differences among mature larvae of the following Trogoderma species are compared and summarized: T. anthrenoides (Sharp, 1902), T. glabrum (Herbst, 1783), T. grassmani Beal, 1954, T. inclusum LeConte, 1854, T. ornatum (Say, 1825), T. simplex Jayne, 1882, T. sternale sternale Jayne, 1882, T. megatomoides Reitter, 1881, T. variabile Ballion, 1878.

Marcin Kadej "Detailed Description of the Morphology of the Last Instar Larva of Trogoderma megatomoides Reitter, 1881 (Dermestidae: Megatominae: Megatomini) with Comparison to Related Species," Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 85(1), 5-13, (1 January 2012). https://doi.org/10.2317/JKES110707.1
Accepted: 1 November 2011; Published: 1 January 2012
KEYWORDS
exuvium
Immature stages
Mexico
setae
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