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First Descriptions of Larva and Pupa of Bagous claudicans Boheman, 1845 (Curculionidae, Bagoinae) and Systematic Position of the Species Based on Molecular and Morphological Data

Miłosz A. MazurNatalia Sawka-gądekRafał Gosik

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0106 biological sciences<i>Bagous</i>animal structuresBagoinaeBagoiniZoologyLarval morphology010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesDNA barcodingBagousCOI03 medical and health sciencesCurculionidaetaxonomylarvamorphologyDNA barcodinglcsh:Science030304 developmental biology0303 health sciencesLarvabiologybiologyfungibiology.organism_classificationPupaColeopteraInsect ScienceCurculionidaeInstarWeevilsTaxonomy (biology)lcsh:Qpupa

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In this paper, the mature larva and pupa of Bagous claudicans are described and illustrated for the first time. Measurements of younger larval instars are also given. The biology of the species is discussed in association with larval morphology and feeding habits. Overall larval and pupal morphological characters of the genus Bagous are presented. Confirmation of the larva identification as Bagous claudicans species was conducted by cytochrome oxidase I (COI) sequencing. DNA barcoding was useful for specimen identification of larval stages. The systematic position of the species within the Bagous collignensis-group, based on morphological and molecular results, is also discussed.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2019-06-10Insects
10.3390/insects10060166https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10060166