Morphology of immature stages and mating behavior in Liogenys fusca (Blanchard) (Coleoptera, Melolonthidae, Melolonthinae)

Rodrigues, Sérgio Roberto; Morón, Miguel Ángel; Gomes, Elias Soares; Bento, José Maurício Simões

doi:10.1016/j.rbe.2016.06.005

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“…The dramatically diverse feeding habits may reflect on their larval morphological characters especially on the feeding structures (Jerath, , ; Ritcher, ). In our current study, the presence of blade‐like incisor on left mandible implies their potential abilities for cutting plant roots, similar to those phytophagous larvae in Rutelinae or Melolonthinae (Fuhrmann, ; Rodrigues, Morón, Gomes, & Bento, ). More studies on feeding habits should be done for better understanding of dramatically diverse biology of Aphodiinae.…”

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Morphology of the third instar larva of Colobopterus quadratus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) using scanning electron microscopy

Lü

Fang

et al. 2019

Microscopy Res & Technique

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Aphodiinae are a large cosmopolitan subfamily of Scarab beetles (Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae), playing an important role during dung decomposition. Many aspects, especially immature stages, of these dung beetles have not yet been recorded due to their comparative small body sizes and lacking of striking rolling behavior. In this study, the third instar larva of Colobopterus quadratus is morphologically described using scanning electron microscopy. The larva is atypical for the combination of following morphological features: (a) the larval antennae are five‐segmented; (b) the clypeus bears 4 minute protuberances on dorsal surface; (c) the epitorma on epipharynx is ventrally protuberant; (d) the scissorial area of left mandible is broad and blade‐like; (e) the raster is furnished with six glabrous protuberances and two rows of pali arranged in V‐shape. Some significant ultra‐morphological features were discovered in larval Aphodiinae for the first time. The presence of blade‐like incisor on the left mandible implies the potential root cutting ability.

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Morphology of the third instar larva of Colobopterus quadratus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) using scanning electron microscopy

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Fang

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“…Liogenys suturalis damages corn, wheat, and oats in Mato Grosso do Sul (Santos and Avila 2009). Rodrigues et al (2016) recorded adults of L. fusca feeding and mating in Anacardiaceae, suggesting that these plants have an important role in the reproduction of this species. These authors cited that the native plants Urundeuva, Myracrodruon urundeuva (Allemão) Engl.…”

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A taxonomic revision of Liogenys occurring in Brazil with an interactive key and remarks on New World Diplotaxini (Coleoptera, Melolonthidae)

Cherman

Mise

Morón

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Liogenys Guérin-Méneville, 1831 is the major genus of Neotropical Diplotaxini, with 78 species distributed from Panama to southern Argentina and Chile, except for Ecuador. Due to the large numbers of both described and undescribed species, as well as its agricultural importance, mainly of those in Brazil, Liogenys was redefined and redescribed. Nine new species are described: L. cavifrons Cherman, sp. n., L. femella Cherman, sp. n., L. piauiensis Cherman, sp. n., L. rotundicollis Cherman, sp. n., L. pseudosanctaecrucis Cherman, sp. n., L. grossii Cherman, sp. n., L. pseudospiniventris Cherman, sp. n., L. sulcoventris Cherman, sp. n., and L. freyi Cherman, sp. n. All the new species are Brazilian, except for the last one, which is Argentinian. Twenty-three Brazilian species are redescribed and illustrated. Five new synonyms are proposed, and 19 lectotypes are designated. New geographical distribution records for 19 species are presented, as well as a key to New World Diplotaxini and Brazilian species of Liogenys.

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“…In Rutelinae, Dynastinae and Cetoniinae, the stridulatory areas are composed of transverse ridges (Micó, Morón, & Galante, 2003; Morón & Pardo‐Locarno, 1994; Šípek & Král, 2012). In Melolonthinae, however, the stridulatory area were rarely observed or insufficiently described (Kim & Lumaret, 1986; Neita‐Moreno, Morón, & Zuluaga‐Correa, 2012; Rodrigues, Morón, Gomes, & Bento, 2016), probably because of the technologically limitation of light microscopy. In this study, the photographs of the granular protuberances were provided under scanning electron microscopy (SEM) for the first time.…”

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Morphological description of the white grub Melolontha incana (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Melolonthini)

Jia

Fang

Jiang

2020

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Melolonthinae are the largest subfamily of Scarabaeidae, considered as serious pests for their larvae attacking plant roots and tubers. The edaphic larvae are difficult to be identified because the study on larval taxonomy is far from satisfactory. In this study, multivoltine white grubs Melolontha incana (Motschulsky, 1853) were investigated using light and scanning electron microscopy, in order to provide more morphological characters for the pest identification. The white grubs are atypical for the epipharynx bearing 14 heli arranged in two rows; the mandible is furnished with a patch of minute granules; the maxilla is equipped with 18 acute stridulatory teeth arranged in line; each femur and tibiotarsus is furnished ventrally with a cluster of fossorial setae. The morphological comparisons with the other melolonthine species were provided. The adaptative relationship between the morphological feature and the multivoltine life history were briefly discussed.

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Morphology of immature stages and mating behavior in Liogenys fusca (Blanchard) (Coleoptera, Melolonthidae, Melolonthinae)

Cited by 14 publications

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Morphology of the third instar larva of Colobopterus quadratus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) using scanning electron microscopy

Morphology of the third instar larva of Colobopterus quadratus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) using scanning electron microscopy

A taxonomic revision of Liogenys occurring in Brazil with an interactive key and remarks on New World Diplotaxini (Coleoptera, Melolonthidae)

Morphological description of the white grub Melolontha incana (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Melolonthini)

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