Larvae of Australian Buprestidae (Coleoptera). Part 5. Genera Astraeus and Xyroscelis, with notes on larval characters of Australian polycestine taxa
Volkovitsh Mark G., Bílý Svatopluk
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 55(1): 173-202, 2015
Published in print: 1st June 2015
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Abstract: Larvae of four Australian species of the buprestid subfamily Polycestinae are
described and illustrated: Astraeus (Depollus) aberrans van de Poll, 1886,
A. (Astraeus) prothoracicus van de Poll, 1889 (Astraeini), Xyroscelis crocata
Gory & Laporte, 1839, and Xyroscelis sp. (probably X. bumana Williams &
Watkins, 1986) (Xyroscelidini). Described larvae are compared with other
Australian polycestine genera with known larvae. Discussion on the taxonomic
value and implication of larval characters of all studied Australian polycestine
genera is given.
Key words: Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Polycestinae, Astraeini, Xyroscelidini, taxonomy, larval morphology, Australia
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