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THE LARVAL INSTARS OF APHIDIUS SMITHI (HYMENOPTERA: APHIDIIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

R. J. Chorney  and
M. Mackauer
R. J. Chorney
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6
M. Mackauer
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6
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Abstract

The pea aphid parasite Aphidius smithi Sharma & Subba Rao has four larval instars. The first and the fourth instars are mandibulate. The second instar possesses oral lobes but not mandibles. A bilobed feeding structure on the ventral side of the head of the third instar could function as a pharyngeal pump. The chief diagnostic features of each instar are illustrated with scanning electron micrographs. Variability in the number of larval instars among species of Aphidiidae is discussed.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 111 , Issue 5 , May 1979 , pp. 631 - 634
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1979

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