Weevils (Curculionoidea) are one of the largest and most diverse groups of beetles and
perhaps of all insects. They currently comprise approximately 5800 described genera and …

Bumble bees (Bombus spp.) are a widespread corbiculate lineage (Apinae: Corbiculata:
Bombini), mostly found among temperate and alpine ecosystems. Approximately 260 …

ABSTRACT The weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) from South America are classsified
into seven families and 28 subfamilies as follows: Nemonychidae (Rhinorhynchinae) …

The current knowledge of morphology and chaetotaxy of the different developmental stages
within the subfamily Scolytinae presents an information deficit that needs to be addressed …

The morphology of the larvae of Dynamis borassi (Fabricius) and Rhynchophorus palmarum
(Linnaeus) was compared, described and illustrated. A complete definition of subtribe …

Biology and Ecology (Fig. 3.7. 5.1 A–D). Larvae (Fig. 3.7. 5.1 A) of most species of Entiminae
live freely in the soil, feeding externally on the roots of their host plants. Pupation (Fig. 3.7 …

 Abstract The immature stages of the following five Palaearctic Gymnetron species are
described for the first time: G. tibiellum Desbrochers des Loges, 1900, G. veronicae (Germar …

The primary chaetotaxy of the larval head capsule and head appendages of the family
Hydrophilidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) is described and illustrated using the larva of Hydrobius …

The larvae and pupae of six species of the Palaearctic genus Sibinia Germar, 1817 are
described in detail for the first time. Five of them develop in seeds of Caryophyllaceae and …

Mature larva and pupa of Adosomus (s. str.) roridus (Pallas, 1781)(Curculionidae: Lixinae:
Cleonini) are described and compared with ten other taxa of Cleonini with known larvae …