. Cooperative economic insect report. Beneficial insects; Insect pests. 304 - Description: Adult (Fig. 1) - mm. long; reddish or yellowish brown with darker maculations of elytra; eyes black. Antennae long, slender, slightly serrated, eyes shallowly emarginate at antennal insertion; hind femur greatly inflated, serrate on ventral margin; tibia strongly curved; front coxae not separated by prosternum (Fig. 2). Larva (Fig. 4) yellowish white, head brown; body crescent shaped, legs rudimentary; labium with shield-shaped sclerome (Fig. 3). Pupal cell brown, thin, papery, composed of silken
. Cooperative economic insect report. Beneficial insects; Insect pests. 304 - Description: Adult (Fig. 1) - mm. long; reddish or yellowish brown with darker maculations of elytra; eyes black. Antennae long, slender, slightly serrated, eyes shallowly emarginate at antennal insertion; hind femur greatly inflated, serrate on ventral margin; tibia strongly curved; front coxae not separated by prosternum (Fig. 2). Larva (Fig. 4) yellowish white, head brown; body crescent shaped, legs rudimentary; labium with shield-shaped sclerome (Fig. 3). Pupal cell brown, thin, papery, composed of silken threads, usually formed in larval Caryedon serratus Fig. 1. Adult, lateral aspect. Fig. 2. Prothorax, ventral aspect. Fig. 3. Labial sclerome of larval mouthparts. Fig. 4. Larva, lateral aspect, leg inset, Selected References 49(2):385-404. Mukerji, S 26(5/6):103-106 1. Davey, P. M. and Chatterjee, S. N. 1958. Bui. Ent. Res, 2. Decelle, J. 1966. Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 74(1/2):169-174. and Ramdas Menon, M. G. 1957. Roy. Ent. Soc. Proc. London Ser. 4. Prevett, P. F. 1967. J. Stored Prod. Res. 3(3):117-123. John M. Kingsolver Systematic Entomology Laboratory, ARS, USDA National Museum, Washington, Dept. Agr., Coop. Econ. Ins. Rpt. 20(18):303-304, 1970. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Animal and Plant Health Service. Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs; United States. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine; United States. Plant Pest Control Division. Hyattsville, MD. [etc. ] Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs Animal and Plant Health Service
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