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Agathomerus (Agathomeroides) flavomaculatus (Coleoptera, Megalopodidae, Megalopodinae): larva and adult morphology

The larva of Agathomerus (Agathomeroides) flavomaculatus (Klug, 1824), collected in Capsicum baccatum L. (Solanaceae), is described and illustrated. The adult redescription includes characters of mouthparts, wing venation, endosternites and male and female terminalia. For the first time a larva of subfamily Megalopodinae is described.

Agathomerus; Capsicum baccatum; Megalopodidae; morphology


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