Taxonomic notes on Cryptamorpha sculptifrons Reitter (Coleoptera,Silvanidae), with description of its larval morphology

Cryptamorpha sculptifrons Reitter, 1889 is redescribed and a lectotype and paralectotype are designated. The mature larva of C. sculptifrons is described. It is hypothesized that a variety described by Grouvelle (1908), C. sculptifrons var. punctifrons from India, might not be conspecific with Japanese C. sculptifrons. It is also suggested that larvae of Cryptamorpha can be distinguished from larvae of the tribe Brontini by the relatively thick antennae and the 3rd antennomere which is less than 3/4 of the length of the 2nd.     

柑桔爆皮虫幼虫龄期的划分

近些年柑桔爆皮虫Agrilus auriventris Saunders在浙江部分柑桔产区暴发危害,幼虫龄数的确定是进一步研究其发生规律、生物学习性、预测预报以及制定综合防治技术的基础。本研究采用田间取样和室内孵化的方法收集柑桔爆皮虫各龄幼虫,测量了幼虫头部口上片最大宽度（Y1）、尾部钳状突最大宽度（Y2）、钳状突最大长度（Y3）、钳状突左侧侧缘最大长度（Y4）等4个形态特征。根据所测数据的频次分布图以及Dyar定律推测柑桔爆皮虫幼虫分为5龄。运用Crosby生长法则和线性回归的方法进行分析,发现口片最大宽度是幼虫分龄的最佳指标。1～5龄幼虫口上片宽度（mm）分别为0.1196±0.0013, 0.2008±0.0030, 0.3304±0.0041, 0.5150±0.0049, 0.7844±0.0040。口上片宽度和幼虫龄数的最佳线性回归方程为y=-0.0766+exp(-1.9883+(0.3675)×x)（R₂＝0.9876）。     

Larvae and pupae of two North American darkling beetles (Coleoptera,Tenebrionidae, Stenochiinae), Glyptotus cribratus LeConte and Cibdelis blaschkei Mannerheim,with notes on ecological and behavioural similarities

This study describes and illustrates the larvae and pupae of two North American darkling beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in the subfamily Stenochiinae, Glyptotus cribratus LeConte from the southeastern United States, and Cibdelis blaschkei Mannerheim from California. Both species inhabit forested regions where adults and larvae occur in soft rotten dry wood of dead branches on living trees or in sections recently fallen from them. Species identity was confirmed by rearing of adults and pupae and the discovery of both in pupal cells with associated exuvia. Specimen label data and notes on habitats are provided. Antipredator defense structures and behaviour are noted for larvae and pupae of both species.