Larval morphology of Panorpodes kuandianensis (Insecta, Mecoptera, Panorpodidae) and its evolutionary implications

Larval characters play a significant role in evolutionary and systematic studies of holometabolous insects. However, Panorpodidae, a derived family of Mecoptera, are largely unknown in their immature stages to date. Here, the first instar larva of the short-faced scorpionfly Panorpodes kuandianensis...

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Main Authors: Jiang, Lu, Yue, Chao, Hua, Baozhen
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3978227/