Two larval instars of Quaestus (Quaesticulus) pachecoi (Bolivar, 1915) are described and illustrated for the first time. Chaetotaxy, morphology and measurements indicate that the Q. (Q.) pachecoi has a classic type of development with two instars only and larvae belong to a classic type according to the Deleurance-Glaçon classification.
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1 December 2011
Description of the Larva of Quaestus (Quaesticulus) Pachecoi (Bolivar, 1915) (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae)
Beata Adamczyk,
Aleksandra Kilian,
Jose Maria Salgado Costas
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Annales Zoologici
Vol. 61 • No. 4
December 2011
Vol. 61 • No. 4
December 2011
cave beetles
chaetotaxy
Cholevinae
classic type of development
classic type of larvae
glands
Iberian Peninsula