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The light-attracted silk moths (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) of the Boraceia Biological Station in the municipality of Salesópolis, state of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil have been sampled over more than seven decades (1942-2013). A total of 6,288 individuals (including a gynandromorph) belonging to five subfamilies, 46 genera and 133 species were identified. Hemileucinae was the most abundant and speciesrich subfamily, followed by Ceratocampinae, Arsenurinae, Saturniinae, and Oxyteninae. Hylesia Hübner, Automeris Hübner, and Dirphiopsis Bouvier (Hemileucinae) were the dominant genera in abundance and species richness. Only Automeris illustris (Walker), Gamelia remissoides Lemaire, and Hidripa paranensis (Bouvier) (Hemileucinae) were recorded in all months of sampling. Hylesia metapyrrha (Walker) was the most abundant saturniid species recorded at the station, with 375 specimens, followed by Hylesia oratex Dyar with 265 specimens, Dirphia muscosa Schaus with 261 specimens (all Hemileucinae); Copaxa canella Walker (Saturniinae) with 232 specimens, and Lonomia cf. obliqua Walker (Hemileucinae) with 106 specimens. Fifteen additional species were each represented by more than 100 specimens. The importance of the Boraceia Biological Station to the maintenance of the saturniid moth diversity in the Atlantic Forest is discussed.
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Moths/classification , Animals , Brazil , Female , Male , Population Density , Rainforest , SeasonsABSTRACT
This publication describes the life history and morphology of the immatures of Spaethiella intricata associated with bromeliads. Immature stages were previously unknown for the species. Adults and larvae are bromeliad leaf scrapers. First and fifth instar larvae and pupa of S. intricata are described and illustrated with further discussion upon the epipharynx of some Cassidinae species belonging to few tribes. General observations of the known Hemisphaerotini immatures and adults are compared.
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Coleoptera , Animals , Brazil , Larva , PupaABSTRACT
Larvae and pupae of Coleoxestia waterhousei (Gounelle, 1909) (Cerambycini: Sphallotrichina) and Retrachydes thoracicus (Olivier, 1790) (Trachyderini: Trachyderina), collected in lychee trees, are described and illustrated. This is the first record of Litchi chinensis Sonn. as a host plant Retrachydes thoracicus.
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Coleoptera , Animals , Brazil , Fruit , Litchi , SapindaceaeABSTRACT
The natural history of Acentroptera basilica Guérin-Méneville, 1844 and A. cf. tessellata Baly, 1958 (Cassidinae: Sceloenoplini) associated with Aechmea aquilega Salisb. and Vriesea sp. (Bromeliaceae), respectively, is registered. Adults of both species are leaf scrapers, although larvae are leaf-miners. The immature stages of both species of Acentroptera are described and illustrated for the first time. The male and the female genitalia of A. basilica and new records for both species are also included.
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Coleoptera , Animals , Brazil , Bromeliaceae , Female , Larva , MaleABSTRACT
Mature larva and pupa of Platycrepidius dewynteri Chassain are described, from Pará state, Brazil. Biological notes under laboratory conditions and comparison with P. bicinctus Candèze are also included. Additionally, we present a synopsis and a morphological comparative study based mainly on literature of the known mature larvae of the Agrypninae genera.
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Coleoptera/classification , Larva/growth & development , Animal Distribution , Animal Structures/anatomy & histology , Animal Structures/growth & development , Animals , Body Size , Brazil , Coleoptera/anatomy & histology , Coleoptera/growth & development , Female , Larva/anatomy & histology , Larva/classification , Male , Organ Size , Pupa/anatomy & histology , Pupa/classification , Pupa/growth & developmentABSTRACT
The third instar larvae and the pupae of Platyphileurus felscheanus Ohaus, 1910 (Phileurini), recently synonymized with Surutu jelineki Endrodi, 1975 (Cyclocephalini), are described and illustrated, and some life history information is given. The larvae were collected and reared in bromeliads in rain forests of Santa Catarina state in southern Brazil. The systematic position of this monotypic genus is reassessed at the tribe level by considering larval and adult morphological characters. Both character sets, being described and illustrated, suggest the placement of Platyphileurus in the tribe Oryctini.
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Lagochile emarginata (Gyllenhal): morphology of immature and imago, and biological records (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae). The last larval instar and pupa of Lagochile emarginata are described. Pupa of the genus Lagochile Hoffmannsegg, 1817 is described for the first time. Redescription of the imago, clarifications on the morphology of immature Scarabaeoidea and biological notes are presented.