Homothyrea inornatipennis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Leucocelina): immature stages and distribution
Šípek Petr, Vendl Tomáš, Král David
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52(supplementum 2): 183-193, 2012
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Abstract: Homothyrea inornatipennis Gahan, 1903 is the only known Cetoniinae from the
Socotra Island (Yemen). Recently collected adults were kept in laboratory
conditions and reared. All immature stages (larval instars and pupa) are
described in detail and compared with the known larvae of the subtribe
Leucocelina. Available data on distribution of this rose chafer are presented.
Key words: Scarabaeoidea, Cetoniini, Homothyrea, immature stages, description, distribution, Yemen, Socotra