Limobius borealis (Paykull, 1792)

Nazarenko, V. Yu., 2014, Epipharyngeal Morphology In Hyperini Larvae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Hyperinae), Vestnik Zoologii 48 (4), pp. 345-352 : 350

Limobius borealis (Paykull, 1792) ( fig. 4 , d)

M a t e r i a l. 1 mature larva, Kyiv, Central Botanical Garden , on Geranium sp. , 50°25´05˝ N, 30°33´48.7˝ E ,

28.05.2007 (Nazarenko).

Labrum slightly sinuate at the middle of apex. Anterior margin of epipharynx with the short shallow central excision. Labral rods distinct, prominent, sharply protruding at their bases, forming 3 large flattened longitudinal depressions on epipharyngeal surface. Als 1–3 large and long, ams of middle length, directed forward. Mes 1 large, nearly so wide an long as als, widely disposed, located at the apical part of central depression. Snp consisted of 4 sensillae, posited posteriorly of mes 1 closely together at the sides of central depression. Mes 2 of the same length of mes 1 but much more slender, located posteriorly of snp near the bases of labral rods. Distal part of epipharynx with indistinct transverse folds without teeth.

Figures

Fig. 4. Epipharynx of Hypera species: a — H. miles; b — H. transsylvanica, general view; c — the same, apical excision; d — Limobius borealis. Scale bars 10 μm.