Oxythyrea noemi Reiche & Saulcy, 1856

Vondráček, Dominik, Hadjiconstantis, Michael & Šípek, Petr, 2018, Immature stages of the genus Oxythyrea (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) with a key to third instar larvae, and notes on the biology of the genus, Zootaxa 4486 (4), pp. 401-434 : 420

Oxythyrea noemi Reiche & Saulcy, 1856

( Figs. 3F ; 4F, O ; 5F, O ; 6F, O ; 7F, L ; 9C, I ; 10F, O ; 11F ; 12F )

Material studied. 30 L3 reared ex adults collected at: Cyprus, Paphos, 1 km SE of Agio Georgios Pegeias, 24.iii.2013, J. Dohnal lgt.

Body length 16–21 mm. Cranium: width 2.25–2.5 mm, height 1.37–1.57 mm. Cranium yellowish to yellowishbrown, smooth; semi-circular in shape, dorsally flattened (length of dorsal straight portion of cranial margin slightly less than one half of maximum width of cranium). Chaetotaxy as in Table 1. Epipharynx: Zygum with 13– 17 stout conical setae and 8–13 similarly shaped setae at its proximal base. Chaetoparia with 54–70 and 43–53 setae on right and left side, respectively. Acanthoparia with 4–7 ovate setae, 1 or 2 distal setae elongated. Stridulatory area of mandibles with 20–25 transverse ridges. Apical scissorial tooth of left mandible falcate, about three times larger than subapical tooth. Transverse proximal row of setae and sensilla on ligula composed of 9–11 combined stout lanceolate setae and campaniform sensilla. Respiratory plate of spiracles with 7–13 holes across diameter. Thoracic legs with stout (spine-like) or long hair-like setae, the hair-like setae are always well developed, never slender. Raster monostichous composed of single horseshoe-shaped row of 18–26 pali, septula broadly ovate, opened posteriorly, almost as wide as long. Tegillar setae variable in size, some subequal to the size of pali, most about three times size of pali or longer. Tegilla fused, sparsely covered with setae, average distance between two setae about two times of length of palus. Campus absent. Dorsal parts of last abdominal segment with prominent ring of dense long setae surrounding circular field of conspicuously short scale-like setae.

Figures

FIGURE 3a–i. Habitus of third instar Oxythyrea larvae. a, O. abigail; b, O. albopicta; c, O. cinctella; d, O. dulcis; e, O. funesta; f, O. noemi; g, O. pantherina; h, O. subcalva; i, O. tripolitana.

FIGURE 4a–r. Cranium of third instar Oxythyrea larvae (a–i) and antenna of third instar Oxythyrea larvae, dorsal aspect (j–r). a, O. abigail; b, O. albopicta; c, O. cinctella; d, O. dulcis; e, O. funesta; f, O. noemi; g, O. pantherina; h, O. subcalva; i, O. tripolitana; j, O. abigail; k, O. albopicta; l, O. cinctella; m, O. dulcis; n, O. funesta; o, O. noemi; p, O. pantherina; q, O. subcalva; r, O. tripolitana. Scale bars = 1 mm (a–i); 0.5 mm (j–r).

FIGURE 5a–r. Epipharynx of third instar Oxythyrea larvae (a–i) and antenna of third instar Oxythyrea larvae, ventral aspect (j–r). a, O. abigail; b, O. albopicta; c, O. cinctella; d, O. dulcis; e, O. funesta; f, O. noemi; g, O. pantherina; h, O. subcalva; i, O. tripolitana; j, O. abigail; k, O. albopicta; l, O. cinctella; m, O. dulcis; n, O. funesta; o, O. noemi; p, O. pantherina; q, O. subcalva; r, O. tripolitana. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 6a–q. Maxillo-labial complex of third instar Oxythyrea larvae, dorsal view (a–i) and maxillary stridulatory teeth of third instar Oxythyrea larvae (j–q). a, O. abigail; b, O. albopicta; c, O. cinctella; d, O. dulcis; e, O. funesta; f, O. noemi; g, O. pantherina; h, O. subcalva; i, O. tripolitana; j, O. abigail; k, O. albopicta; l, O. cinctella; m, O. dulcis; n, O. funesta; o, O. noemi; p, O. subcalva; q, O. tripolitana. Scale bars = 0.5 mm (a–i).

FIGURE 7a–l. Left mandible of third instar Oxythyrea larvae, dorsal, medial and ventral view (a–f) and maxillo-labial complex of third instar Oxythyrea larvae, ventral view (g–l). a, O. abigail; b, O. albopicta; c, O. cinctella; d, O. dulcis; e, O. funesta; f, O. noemi; g, O. abigail; h, O. albopicta; i, O. cinctella; j, O. dulcis; k, O. funesta; l, O. noemi. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 9a–l. Right mandible of third instar Oxythyrea larvae, ventral, medial and dorsal view (a–f) and metathoracic leg of third instar Oxythyrea larvae (g–l). a, O. dulcis; b, O. funesta; c, O. noemi; d, O. pantherina; e, O. subcalva; f, O. tripolitana; g, O. dulcis; h, O. funesta; i, O. noemi; j, O. pantherina; k, O. subcalva; l, O. tripolitana. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 10a–r. Last abdominal segment of third instar Oxythyrea larvae, ventral view (a–i) and last abdominal segment of third instar Oxythyrea larvae, detail of raster (j–r). a, O. abigail; b, O. albopicta; c, O. cinctella; d, O. dulcis; e, O. funesta; f, O. noemi; g, O. pantherina; h, O. subcalva; i, O. tripolitana; j, O. abigail; k, O. albopicta; l, O. cinctella; m, O. dulcis; n, O. funesta; o, O. noemi; p, O. pantherina; q, O. subcalva; r, O. tripolitana. Scale bars = 1 mm (a–i).

FIGURE 11a–m. Last abdominal segment of third instar Oxythyrea larvae, lateral view (a–i) and last abdominal segment of third instar Oxythyrea larvae, posterior view (j–m). a, O. abigail; b, O. albopicta; c, O. cinctella; d, O. dulcis; e, O. funesta; f, O. noemi; g, O. pantherina; h, O. subcalva; i, O. tripolitana; j, O. albopicta; k, O. cinctella; l, O. dulcis; m, O. funesta. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 12a–o. Thoracic spiracles of third instar Oxythyrea larvae, entire view (a–i) and detail of sieve plate (j–o). a, O. abigail; b, O. albopicta; c, O. cinctella; d, O. dulcis; e, O. funesta; f, O. noemi; g, O. pantherina; h, O. subcalva; i, O. tripolitana; j, O. abigail; k, O. albopicta; l, O. cinctella; m, O. dulcis; n, O. funesta; o, O. subcalva. Scale bars = 0.1 mm (a–i).