Description of the mature larva and pupa of Menephilus medius (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
Ri-Xin Jiang , Jian-Kun Long, Zhi-Min Chang, Xiang-Sheng Chen, Lin Yang
| Pages | 341-348 |
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| DOI | 10.37520/aemnp.2025.026 |
| Keywords | Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, darkling beetles, decaying wood, immature stages, larva, natural history, polypore, pupa, China, Asia |
| Citation | JIANG, Ri-Xin, LONG, Jian-Kun, CHANG, Zhi-Min, CHEN, Xiang-Sheng a YANG, Lin. Description of the mature larva and pupa of Menephilus medius (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. Prague: National Museum, 2025, 65(2), 341-348. DOI: https://doi.org/10.37520/aemnp.2025.026. ISSN 0374-1036 (print) 1804-6487 (online). Also available from: https://publikace.nm.cz/en/periodicals/acta-entomologica-musei-nationalis-pragae/65-2/description-of-the-mature-larva-and-pupa-of-menephilus-medius-coleoptera-tenebrionidae |
The larva and pupa of Menephilus medius Marseul, 1876 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Stenochiinae: Cnodalonini) from southern China are associated with the adults by rearing in lab. The morphological characteristics of the mature larva and pupa of this species are described and illustrated in detail for the first time and compared with the immature stages of Menephilus cylindricus Herbst, 1784.