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RESEARCH PRODUCT

A previously unreported numph cocoon of Alphasida puncticollis on the islet of Lampione (Sicilian Channel) (Coleoptera Tenebrionidae).

P Lo CascioBruno Massa

subject

Settore AGR/11 - Entomologia Generale E Applicatapupal biology nymph cocoon Alphasida puncticollis Coleoptera Tenebrionidae Pelagie Islands

description

In this paper we present an unusual case of cocoons produced by larvae of Tenebrionid Alphasida (Glabrasida) puncticollis (Solier, 1836), which has been observed on the islet of Lampione (Sicilian Channel). Pupal cocoons have never been recorded for species belonging to this genus, and their occurrence results rarely documented within the family Tenebrionidae. Some ecological implications are discussed.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2010-01-01
http://hdl.handle.net/10447/58616