Larvae of Some Genera of Calendrinae (= Rhynchophorinae) and Stromboscerinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

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The Calendrinae is that group of weevils to which belong the various billbugs, the granary and rice weevils, the banana root borer, and other less well known species. Larvae of the group have been the subjects of published, comprehensive studies by two authors. In 1924 Cotton treated the larvae of nine of the ten genera known to be established in America north of Mexico, presenting a key together with brief but adequate characterizations of the genera and carefully prepared illustrations. In 1934 and again in 1938 Gardner published keys and descriptions for the identified larvae of the species occurring in India. His fully illustrated papers also include keys to the larger groups of weevils, in so far as they were represented. There are several other papers which include descriptions or carefully prepared figures of larvae of the group, but they treat only one or a few species. These papers are listed in the bibliography. Since the appearance of Cotton's paper larvae of additional genera have become available for study, some from Central and South America, others from the islands of the Pacific Ocean. It is with the intention of making those larvae recognizable and indicating their position in a classification of the group based upon larval characters that this paper is prepared.

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