Open-access Immatures of Gratiana conformis (Boheman) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae)

Imaturos de Gratiana conformis (Boheman) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae)

Abstracts

Egg cases and larvae of Gratiana conformis (Boheman, 1854) were collected on Solanum paniculatum L. and reared in laboratory. Egg case, egg, third instar and mature larvae and pupa are described and illustrated. Biological notes and a comparison with the immatures of other Gratiana species and Charidotis gemellata Boheman, 1855, are also presented.

Brazil; Charidotis; egg case; exuvio-fecal shield; Solanum


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