Abstract
Five pupae of Anthrax (A. austrinus, A. cephus, A. hylaios, A. macquarti and A. repertus) are described and illustrated for the first time, with records of their hosts and distribution presented. The paper also includes a brief discussion on new characters that could be useful for the segregation of puparium at species level and the sexual dimorphism of Anthrax pupae.References
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