The larvae of Platycoelia gaujoni Ohaus and Platycoelia lutescens Blanchard (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) are described. These are the first descriptions of Neotropical Anoplognathini larvae. The character states shared by larval Platycoelia and two previously described Australian Anoplognathini larvae are examined. Character states that separate known Anoplognathini larvae from other Rutelinae tribes are also discussed.
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1 September 2002
Larval Descriptions for the Neotropical Genus Platycoelia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Anoplognathini)
Aura Paucar-Cabrera,
Andrew B. T. Smith
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