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Larvae of European Polia Ochsenheimer (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), with proposals on a subgeneric division and phylogeny

1986; Brill; Volume: 17; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1163/187631286x00116

1876-312X

Matti Ahola,

Insect-Plant Interactions and Control

Abstract Larvae of Polia lamuta (Hertz, 1903) and P. conspicua sabmeana Mikkola, 1980 are described for the first time and larvae of five other European species of the genus, viz., P. serratilinea (Ochsenheimer, 1816), P. richardsoni (Curtis, 1834), P. bombycina (Hufnagel, 1766), P. tincta (Brahm, 1790) and P. nebulosa (Hufnagel, 1766), are redescribed. The hypopharyngeal complex, mandible and head of the species are figured. The phylogeny of the examined species of Polia is outlined on the basis of larval characters and the genus is divided into two subgenera: Polia s.str. and Chera Hübner, 1816. A key to the subgenera and species is presented, largely on basis of the larval mouthparts, chaetotaxy and ornamentation.