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Description of immature stages and notes on the biology of Phloea subquadrata (Heteroptera, Phloeidae)

The eggs and five nymphal instars of Phloea subquadrata Spinola, 1837 are described and illustrated. Three new host plants are registered, and data on the development and biology of the insect are provided and discussed.

Immatures; external morphology; biology; neotropics; Phloeidae


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