AQUATIC ADAPTATION IN THE LARVA OFDESIANTHA ASCITA(COLEOPTERA : CURCULIONIDAE)
- 1 January 1970
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Entomologist
- Vol. 4 (4) , 7-11
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00779962.1970.9723066
Abstract
The larva of the weevil Desiantha ascita (Pascoe) (Rhyparosominae) inhabits the mud among roots of swamp plants. Its spiracles are compared with those of the rice water weevil Lissorhoptrus olryzophilus Kuschel, whose larvae are considered to be plant piercers. It is postulated that the larva of D. ascita is adapted for obtaining oxygen from both water and air rather than from plant cells.Keywords
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