Morphology and natural history of two species of bromeliad leaf beetles in the genus Calliaspis Dejean, 1836 from Southern Brazil, with a summary of the current knowledge of Imatidiini immatures (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)

Autor(es)

Albertoni, Fabiano F.

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Zootaxa; v. 4312, n. 1, p. 113-142, AUG 28 2017.
• Citações Web of Science: 1

Resumo

This publication describes the natural history and morphology of the immatures of two beetles species associated with bromeliads, Calliaspis umbonata Hincks, 1956 and Calliaspis cinnabarina Boheman, 1850 (Cassidinae: Imatidiini). Immature stages were previously unknown for the genus. Adults and larvae of both species are leaf scrapers. Mature larvae of C. umbonata are described based on a set of characters previously published for immature beetles. Descriptions and illustrations are provided for both species, in addition to a summary of the information presently available for immature stages of Imatidiini. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 12/02441-1 - Análise faunística de Saturniidae (Insecta, Lepidoptera) em fragmento de Mata Atlântica do estado de São Paulo, Brasil
• Beneficiário: Fabiano Fabian Albertoni
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado