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Issue: Vol. 1388 No. 1: 8 Jan. 2007
Type: Articles
Published: 2007-01-08
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1388.1.4
Page range: 51–57
Abstract views: 34
PDF downloaded: 1

Belostoma martini (Montandon): description of the instars and redescription of the adult (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae)

Museo de la Plata, Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Paseo del Bosque s/n. (1900) La Plata, Argentina.
Museo de la Plata, Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Paseo del Bosque s/n. (1900) La Plata, Argentina.
Belosomatidae Belostoma martini adult redescription instars description interspecific differences

Abstract

The five instars, and the adult of Belostoma martini (Montandon) are described and redescribed, respectively. All stages of development were captured at “Arroyo La Tapera”, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (30o 00’S, 57o 33’ W). In addition, the instars of the eight Belostoma species from Argentina whose immatures are known, including B. martini, are compared.

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