Description of the larva of Sphaeropthalma pensylvanica (Lepeletier) (Hymenoptera : Mutillidae : Sphaeropthalminae)

Authors
Pitts, JP Matthews, RW
Citation
Jp. Pitts et Rw. Matthews, Description of the larva of Sphaeropthalma pensylvanica (Lepeletier) (Hymenoptera : Mutillidae : Sphaeropthalminae), J ENTOM SCI, 35(3), 2000, pp. 334-337
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGICAL SCIENCE
ISSN journal
07498004 → ACNP
Volume
35
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
334 - 337
Database
ISI
SICI code
0749-8004(200007)35:3<334:DOTLOS>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The larval stage of Sphaeropthalma pensylvanica (Lepeletier) is described a nd differentiated from other known larval Mutillidae. The larva of S. pensy lvanica differs from the other described larvae of Mutillidae by the follow ing combination of characters: the tenth abdominal segment rounded and not produced over the anus, a basal mandibular tooth half the size of the third mandibular tooth, large, densely clustered sensilla on the labrum, and pro minent pleural lobes.