Description of the pupa of Cnemida retusa (Fabricius, 1801) (Melolonthidae: Rutelinae)

Pupae of chafer beetle (Melolonthidae) Cnemida retusa (Fabricius, 1801) (Rutelinae, Rutelini) were collected in October and November of 2017 in a decaying log at Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, and are described and illustrated. The pupa description is the first to the gen...

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Authors: Bento, Matheus, Fuhrmann, Juares, Bevilaqua, Marcus Vinícius Oliveira
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2018
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repository:Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (Online)
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/149264
Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/149264
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Chafers
Neotropical
Scarabaeoidea
White grub
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Summary:Pupae of chafer beetle (Melolonthidae) Cnemida retusa (Fabricius, 1801) (Rutelinae, Rutelini) were collected in October and November of 2017 in a decaying log at Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, and are described and illustrated. The pupa description is the first to the genus and a key to known pupae of Rutelini is added.