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DESCRIPTIONS OF IMMATURE STAGES OF THE CYNIPID HEXACOLA SP. NEAR WEBSTERI (EUCOILINAE: HYMENOPTERA), A LARVAL–PUPAL PARASITE OF HIPPELATES EYE GNATS (DIPTERA: CHLOROPIDAE)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Fred M. Eskafi  and
E. Fred Legner
Fred M. Eskafi
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, Mississippi State University
E. Fred Legner
Affiliation:
Division of Biological Control, University of California, Riverside
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Abstract

Hexacola sp. near websteri (Crawford), an imported larval–pupal parasite of Hippelates eye gnats, was reared in the laboratory on this host and its immature stages were diagrammed. The duration of each stage at 26 °C was as follows: egg, 2 days; first instar larva, 2 days; second instar larva, 3 days; third instar larva, 4 days; and pupa, 6–7 days. The morphological characters are compared with those of related species and the feeding activity of the larva is described.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 106 , Issue 10 , October 1974 , pp. 1043 - 1048
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1974

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