Description of the last-instar larva and pupa of a leaf-mining hispine – Prionispa champaka Maulik, 1919 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Oncocephalini)

The last-instar larva and pupa of Prionispa champaka Maulik, 1919 are described and figured in detail. The chaetotaxy of the head, mouthparts, legs, and dorsal and ventral surfaces of the body are given. The larva of P. champaka mine in the leaves of Pollia japonica Thunb. (Commelinaceae) and pupate...

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Main Authors: Chengqing Liao, Peng Liu, Jiasheng Xu, Charles L. Staines, Xiaohua Dai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2018-01-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=21041
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author Chengqing Liao
Peng Liu
Jiasheng Xu
Charles L. Staines
Xiaohua Dai
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Peng Liu
Jiasheng Xu
Charles L. Staines
Xiaohua Dai
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description The last-instar larva and pupa of Prionispa champaka Maulik, 1919 are described and figured in detail. The chaetotaxy of the head, mouthparts, legs, and dorsal and ventral surfaces of the body are given. The larva of P. champaka mine in the leaves of Pollia japonica Thunb. (Commelinaceae) and pupate in the base of the mid-ribs. The adults were also observed feeding on the leaves of Pollia siamensis (Carib.) Faden ex D. Y. Hong. The prominent diagnostic characters of immature stages of other species of the three genera of Oncocephalini (Prionispa, Chaeridiona, and Oncocephala) are discussed.
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spelling doaj.art-17921c8aae5d436786b2dc4a0157601e2022-12-21T19:15:46ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29891313-29702018-01-01729476010.3897/zookeys.729.2104121041Description of the last-instar larva and pupa of a leaf-mining hispine – Prionispa champaka Maulik, 1919 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Oncocephalini)Chengqing Liao0Peng Liu1Jiasheng Xu2Charles L. Staines3Xiaohua Dai4Gannan Normal UniversityGannan Normal UniversityGannan Normal UniversitySmithsonian InstitutionGannan Normal UniversityThe last-instar larva and pupa of Prionispa champaka Maulik, 1919 are described and figured in detail. The chaetotaxy of the head, mouthparts, legs, and dorsal and ventral surfaces of the body are given. The larva of P. champaka mine in the leaves of Pollia japonica Thunb. (Commelinaceae) and pupate in the base of the mid-ribs. The adults were also observed feeding on the leaves of Pollia siamensis (Carib.) Faden ex D. Y. Hong. The prominent diagnostic characters of immature stages of other species of the three genera of Oncocephalini (Prionispa, Chaeridiona, and Oncocephala) are discussed.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=21041
spellingShingle Chengqing Liao
Peng Liu
Jiasheng Xu
Charles L. Staines
Xiaohua Dai
Description of the last-instar larva and pupa of a leaf-mining hispine – Prionispa champaka Maulik, 1919 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Oncocephalini)
ZooKeys
title Description of the last-instar larva and pupa of a leaf-mining hispine – Prionispa champaka Maulik, 1919 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Oncocephalini)
title_full Description of the last-instar larva and pupa of a leaf-mining hispine – Prionispa champaka Maulik, 1919 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Oncocephalini)
title_fullStr Description of the last-instar larva and pupa of a leaf-mining hispine – Prionispa champaka Maulik, 1919 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Oncocephalini)
title_full_unstemmed Description of the last-instar larva and pupa of a leaf-mining hispine – Prionispa champaka Maulik, 1919 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Oncocephalini)
title_short Description of the last-instar larva and pupa of a leaf-mining hispine – Prionispa champaka Maulik, 1919 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Oncocephalini)
title_sort description of the last instar larva and pupa of a leaf mining hispine prionispa champaka maulik 1919 coleoptera chrysomelidae cassidinae oncocephalini
url https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=21041
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