Hypera (Hypera) transsylvanica, (Petri, 1901)

Nazarenko, V. Yu., 2014, Epipharyngeal Morphology In Hyperini Larvae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Hyperinae), Vestnik Zoologii 48 (4), pp. 345-352 : 350

H. (H.) transsylvanica (Petri, 1901) ( fig. 4 , b, c)

M a t e r i a l. 1 mature larva, Ternopil´s´ka obl., Borshchiv Reg., Okopy vill., fortress “Okopy Svyatoy

Troitsy”, on herbaceous plants, 48°32´22´´ N, 26°25´7´´ E, 13.06.2009 (Nazarenko).

Labrum slightly emarginate at the middle of apex. Central anterior epipharyngeal excision subrectangular as in H. miles . Labral rods distinct, central depression between them suboval. Als 1–3 approximately as in H. miles , ams short and directed obliquely forward. Mes 1 short, located together at the distal part of central cavity. Snp placed near mes 2 anterolaterally, consisted of 3-5 sensillae. Mes 2 more slender than mes 1, located in central depression. Epipharynx in distal part folded with transversal groups of teeth.

Figures

Fig. 4. Epipharynx of Hypera species: a — H. miles; b — H. transsylvanica, general view; c — the same, apical excision; d — Limobius borealis. Scale bars 10 μm.