Life history and description of the immature stages of Eumerus purpurariae (Diptera: Syrphidae) developing in Opuntia maxima

Title:

Life history and description of the immature stages of Eumerus purpurariae (Diptera: Syrphidae) developing in Opuntia maxima

Creator:

Pérez-Bañón, Celeste and Marcos-García, Angeles

Identifier:

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Subject:

Syrphidae, Eumerus purpurariae, immature stages, morphology, feeding behaviour, Opuntia maxima, pest control, and Mediterranean ecosystem

Type:

article, model:article, and TEXT

Description:

Eumerus purpurariae, described from the Canary Islands (Atlantic), has been reared from the stems (platyclades) of the cactus Opuntia maxima (the first known host) on Nueva Tabarca, a Mediterranean island close to the Iberian coast. The egg, larva and puparium of E. purpurariae, as well as its life cycle on the above host-plant are described. The feeding behaviour of the larva in relation to the cephalopharyngeal skeleton morphology is analysed. Based on the present data, comparative table containing the main morphological characteristics of the injurious Eumerus species of the Palaearctic region is presented.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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Source:

European Journal of Entomology | 1998 Volume:95 | Number:3

Harvested from:

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Metadata only:

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