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Immature Stages
of Lathridiidae
Detailed information on immature stages of Lathridiidae is being
acquired. However, Flanders (1936b)
noted that the South American Coccidophilus
citricola Brethes is predaceous
in its active stages on diaspine Coccidae.
The female places her eggs under the host scale covering, and hatching
occurs 8-9 days later. The larval
feeding period takes 10 days, though the stage persists for 13-20 days. Pupation takes place in crevices, and the
adult beetle emerges 5 days later. At
temperatures of 24-27EC, the cycle from egg to adult is
27-35 days. References: Please refer to <biology.ref.htm>,
[Additional references may be
found at: MELVYL Library ] |