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Rediscovery and Life History of the Enigmatic Weevil <em>Hypera libanotidis</em> (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): Description of the Mature Larva and Pupa after More Than a Century
2026-01-28
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Last instar larva and pupa of Hypera libanotidis (Reitter, 1896) (Curculionidae: Hyperini) are described for the first time and compared with other 44 hyperine taxa. Larval morphology generally matches diagnostic characters of Hyperini but shows distinctive traits, including thorn-like setae on conspicuous black protuberances, relatively long body setae, and dense spiculate coverings in larvae and pupae. Several u...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 0c3ccd1c-b4fc-5e69-ab0a-9d542ec8d46a
- DOI
- 10.20944/preprints202601.2160.v1
