Larvae of Desicasta laevicostata (van de Poll 1886) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Gymnetini) were found developing in living stalk tissue of the bromeliad Vriesea sanguinolenta Cogn. and Marchal (Bromeliaceae) in Panama. This is the first record of Cetoniinae using living plant tissue as a larval substratum. The male of this species is described for the first time and its aedeagus is figured.
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1 December 2002
Cetoniinae Developing in a Living Stalk of Bromeliaceae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Gymnetini)
Frank-Thorsten Krell,
Ulrich Simon,
Gerhard Zotz
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