Pw. Kovarik, PUPAL CHAETOTAXY OF HISTERIDAE (COLEOPTERA, HYDROPHILOIDEA), WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE PUPA OF ONTHOPHILUS-KIRNI ROSS, The Coleopterists bulletin, 48(3), 1994, pp. 254-260
A setal nomenclataural system is developed for histerid pupae. This is
the first study of the chaetotaxy of histerid pupae and the first pup
al description for the genus Onthophilus Leach. This system was develo
ped from the study of 26 histerid genera from all recognized histerid
subfamilies except Niponiinae, Trypeticinae, and Hetaerinae. A far gre
ater degree of plasticity was detected in the setal distribution patte
rn of histerid pupae than that occurring in larvae, necessitating caut
ion in generalizing pupal character information.