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Generic Key to the Known Larvae of the Cucujidae, Passandridae, and Silvanidae of America North of Mexico (Coleoptera) CORE Metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk Provided by DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Center for Systematic Entomology, Gainesville, Insecta Mundi Florida June 1988 Generic Key to the Known Larvae of the Cucujidae, Passandridae, and Silvanidae of America North of Mexico (Coleoptera) M. C. Thomas West Virginia Department of Agriculture, Charleston, WV Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi Part of the Entomology Commons Thomas, M. C., "Generic Key to the Known Larvae of the Cucujidae, Passandridae, and Silvanidae of America North of Mexico (Coleoptera)" (1988). Insecta Mundi. 496. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi/496 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Center for Systematic Entomology, Gainesville, Florida at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Insecta Mundi by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Vol. 2, no. 2, June 1988 INSECTA MUNDI 81 Generic Key to the Known Larvae of the Cucujidae, Passandridae, and Silvanidae of America North of Mexico (Coleoptera) M.C. Thomas Pest Identification Laboratory West Virginia Department of Agriculture Charleston, WV 23505 Abstract genera: (Silvanidae: Uleiotinae) Telephanus (1 sp.), Uleiota (1 sp.), Crypfamo~ha(1 sp.), Dendrophaps (2 sp.); (Sil- Illustrated generic identification keys are present- vaninae) Ahasverus (2 spp.), Cathartus (1 sp.), Oryzaephilus ed to the known larvae of Cucujidae, Passandridae, and (2 spp.), Silvanus (2 spp.), and Catharfosilvanus (1 sp.); Silvanidae occurring in America north of Mexico. (Passandridae) Catogenus (1 sp.), Scalidia (1 sp.); (Cucu- Introduction jidae: Cucujinae) Cucujus (1 sp.), Pediacus (1 sp.); (Laemophloeinae) Laemophloeus (sens. str.) (3 spp.), Pla- With the exception of a few stored products pests wnotus (1 sp.), Cryptolestes (3 spp.), Dysmerus (1 sp.), ?Nar- in the Laemophloeinae and Silvaninae, and a few large, thecius (1 sp.), and Lathropus (1 sp.), plus that of common forms belonging to genera such as Cucujus Fab- Laemophloeus (sens. kt.) chamaeropis (Schwarz), which ricius, Uleiota Latreille, and Telephanus Erichson, the seems most closely allied to Phloeolaemus Casey. North larvae of very few cucujids or silvanids have been de- American genera for which larvae are still unknown are: scribed or illustrated. Existing descriptions and illustra- (Laemophloeinae) Rhinomalus, Charaphloeus, kptoph- tions often are old and not very useful taxonomically. loeus, Parandrita, Rhabdophloeus, Deinophloeus; (Sil- Previously published larval keys to genera of Cucu- vanidae) Pensus and Silvanoprus. The larvae of jidae and related families include Peyerimhoff (1902), Catharfosilvanus, Laemophloeus, Plawnotus, and Phloe- which covers seven genera still assigned to this group of olaemus were reared to adults and also have been taken families; Bsving (1921), which keys out the subfamilies numerous times in association with adults. The larvae of and five of the genera dealt with here; and Cutler (197l), two of the species of Cryptolestes, Cathartus, and Ory- which differentiates four species of stored products Sil- zaephilus, and one of the species of Ahasverus were taken vanidae in three genera. Pal (1981) recently described the from cultures. The larvae of the remainder of the species larva of Monanus wncinnulus (Wdker). were identified by association with adults or through the The family arrangement used here is that of Crow- literature. Couplet 19 was modified from an unpublished son (1981); the assignment of genera to subfamilies in key to the larval mandibles of several stored products sil- the Silvanidae follows Thomas (1984a). A conservative vanids by D.J. Vail, Jr. Figure 15was redrawn from Saalas course is followed in maintaining the Laemophloeinae (1917). Specimens examined are in the collections of the as a subfamily of the Cucujidae, although there is evi- Florida State Collection of Arthropods, the U.S. National dence for considering it of full family rank allied to the Museum of Natural History, California Academy of Phalacridae and Propalticidae (Thomas 1984b). Sciences, D.H. Habeck, and the author. In preparing this key to larvae, I have examined Success in using this key depends on examination representatives of species belonging to the following with a transmitted light microscope of cleared, slide- M.C. Thomas: Known Larvae Pages 81-89 82 INSECTA MUNDI Vol. 2, no. 2, June 1988 mounted specimens. A number of new characters used 6'. Sensory process of antemomere II less than half in the key have been discovered and are best observed as long as antennomere III, as in Fig. 12; mand- in this way. However, the pigmented spots that are asso- ible with or without grinding mola ........-7 ciated with the ocelli are destroyed during clearing and Mandible with acute basal tooth in place of should be examined and sketched beforehand. 7(6'). grinding mola ............................. 1. Body physogastric; mouthparts, antennae, and .... Dysmerus Casey and ?Narthecius LeConte legs reduced; ectoparasitoids on xylophagous 7'. Mandible with grinding mola (Fig. 9) ........ Coleoptera (Passandridae) .................. .................... Cryptolestes Ganglbauer Catogenus Westwood and Scalidia Erichson ... Cardo not divided (Fig. 1); urogomphi fixed 1'. Body not physogastric; mouth parts, antennae, 8(2). horn-like; abdominal segment X small, ventral and legs normal; known habits not parasitoid (Cucujinae) .............................. 9 ........................................ .2 8'. Cardo divided (Fig. 13); urogomphi, if present, 2)Maxillary mala falciform; maxiUary articulating not horn- like; abdominal segment X forming a area not reduced; cardines present (Fig. 1);ab- posterior pygopod (Sivanidae) ...........10 dominal segment VIII subequal to, or shorter Urogomphi arising directly from tergite IX (Fig. than, segment VII -8 9(8). ....................... 14), not on a sclerotized stalk. ............... 2'. Maxillary mala obtuse; maxillary articulating ......................... .Cucujus Fabricius area reduced; cardines absent (Fig. 2); abdomi- 9'. Urogomphi arising from a sclerotized stalk on nal segment VIII noticeably longer than seg- tergite IX (Fig. 15) ......... Pediacus Shuckard ment VII (Laemophloeinae) .............. .3 lO(8'). Antenna with antemomere LII subequal to I1 Abdominal tergites and sternites with conspicu- 3(2'). (Fig. 16); one tarsungular seta much farther dis- ous (in slide-mounted specimens) paired tad than the other (Fig. 17) (Uleiotinae) .ll patches of asperities (Fig. 3); abdominal segment ... 10'. Antenna with antemomere 111 reduced to a VIII sclerotized for most of length (Fig. 4 6) .4 . cap-like process at the apex of antemomere I1 3'. Abdominal tergites and sternites without con- (Fig. 18-19); tarsungular setae not widely sepa- spicuous paired patches of asperities, although rated (Sivaninae) ....................... .14 scattered, minute asperities can be observed under high magnification; in most species, ab- ll(10). Abdominal tergite IX without urogomphi; sens- dominal segment VIII sclerotized only near apex ory process of antenna barely enlarged at base (Fig. 7) (the larva of Cryptolestes punctatus (Le- (Fig. 20) .................Telephanus Erichson Conte) has abdominal segment VIII sclerotized 11'. Abdominal tergite IX with urogomphi; sensory as in Fig. 46, but lacks paired patches of asperi- process of antenna with bulbous base (Fig. 21) ties) .................................... -6 ........................................12 4(3). Mandibles without a grinding mola (Fig. 8); dis- 12(11f).Urogomphi longer than abdominal segment X; tinct asperities present on abdominal segment posterior angles of abdominal sternite VIII pro- VII ................... Laemophloeus Dejean duced posteriorly so that they resemble second- 4'. Mandibles with a distinct grinding mola; asperi- ary urogomphi (Fig. 22) ..................13 ties on abdominal segment VII visible only 12'. Urogomphi shorter than abdominal segment X; under high magnification ................. .5 posterior angles of abdominal sternite VIII not produced posteriorly (Fig. 23) ............... Abdominal sternite VIII with a longitudinal 5(4'). Cryptam~~phaWollaston sclerotized strip bordered on both sides by mem- .................... branous tissue (Fig. 5); mola narrow, as in Fig. 9 13(12). Antemomere III as long as II; five ocellar pig- .... Lmophloeus (sens. lat) chamaeropis Casey ment spots present, three anteriorly and two 5'. Abdominal sternite VIII with a single longitudi- posteriorly ............. Dendrophagus White nal membranous area (Fig. 6,28); mola broad 13'. Antennomere III shorter than II; six ocellar pig- (Fig. 10) ..................Placonotus Macleay ment spots present, four anteriorly and two posteriorly ..................Uleiota Latreille 6(3'). Sensory process of antennomere I1 more than half as long as antennomere HI (Fig. 11); mand- 14(10'). Ocellar pigment spots arranged in three groups ible with mola acute, without grinding surface of two spots each ............Monanus Sharp .........................Lathropus Erichson M.C. Thomas: Known Larvae Pages 81-89 Vol. 2, no. 2, June 1988 INSECTA MUNDI 83 14'. Ocellar pigment spots not arranged in three measured from anterior edge of labrum to base groups of two spots each .................15 of head capsule. .........................18
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