Several morphological features and markings differentiate the larvae (three instars) of four Leucochrysa (Nodita) species (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae: Leucochrysini) that commonly occur in agricultural areas along the Atlantic Coast of Brazil. Descriptions and keys to species are provided. Based on the characteristics of the four species studied here and four previously described species, we propose a suite of diagnostic characteristics for Leucochrysa (Nodita) larvae.
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1 November 2011
Larvae of Four Leucochrysa (Nodita) Species (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae: Leucochrysini) from Brazil's Atlantic Coast
Euzileni Mantoanelli,
Catherine A. Tauber,
Gilberto S. Albuquerque,
Maurice J. Tauber
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comparative morphology
larvae
Leucochrysini
South America