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Morphology of Immature Stages, Chromatic Polymorphism of Adults and Natural History of Oplomus catena (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae).
Neotropical entomology - 1 Dec 2019
Brugnera R, Campos L A, Grazia J
Abstract excerpt
The predatory stink bugs are well known by their behavior, but the knowledge of the immature morphology and their natural history are scarce. Studies on predatory stink bugs are important to better understand their evolution and their use as biological controllers. Here, we describe the morphology of egg and the five nymphal instars of Oplomus catena (Drury, 1782), using optical and scanning electron microscopy....
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