Description of the mature larva of Glareadessus stocki Wewalka and Bistrom(Coleoptera : Dytiscidae), a stygobiontic Bidessini from the Persian Gulf Region
Y. Alarie et G. Wewalka, Description of the mature larva of Glareadessus stocki Wewalka and Bistrom(Coleoptera : Dytiscidae), a stygobiontic Bidessini from the Persian Gulf Region, COLEOPTS B, 55(2), 2001, pp. 144-151
Description of structures of the mature larva of Glareadessus stocki Wewalk
a and Bistrom is presented including detailed chaetotaxal and porotaxal ana
lyses. This stygobiontic bidessine species is characterized by slightly red
uced size of stemmata, reduced pigmentation, and frontoclypeal denticles. M
orphological comparisons are made with other known Bidessini larvae.