Description of the mature larva and pupa of Menephilus medius (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
Jiang Ri-Xin, Long Jian-Kun, Chang Zhi-Min, Chen Xiang-Sheng, Yang Lin
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 65(2): 341-348, 2025
Published online: 10th December 2025
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Abstract: The larva and pupa of Menephilus medius Marseul, 1876 (Coleoptera:
Tenebrionidae: Stenochiinae: Cnodalonini) from southern China are associated
with the adults by rearing in lab. The morphological characteristics of the
mature larva and pupa of this species are described and illustrated in detail
for the first time and compared with the immature stages of Menephilus
cylindricus Herbst, 1784.
Key words: Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, darkling beetles, decaying wood, immature stages, larva, natural history, polypore, pupa, China, Asia
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