Larva, pupa and adult of Aeolus cinctus Candèze (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Agrypninae)

Abstract

ABSTRACT. Larva, pupa and adult of Aeolus cinctus Candèze (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Agrypninae). Larva and pupa of Aeolus cinctus Candèze, 1859 are described and adult redescribed. The larvae were collected inside termite nests and reared in laboratory. This is the first description of Aeolus immatures from Neotropical region and the second to the genus. Besides, it is the first record to the genus inside termite nest. The comparison with larva of A. mellilus (Say) is also presented.

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“…lanei and M. opacicollis;Riley and Keaster 1979), and as the larval form of most species remains unknown. To date only two (of 204) species of Aeolus have been described as larvae, one of which does not occur in North America (Casari 2006). …”