A field key to identify some Rhinoceros and other beetle larvae breeding in coconut palm habitats in Papua New Guinea
Beaudoin-Ollivier L., Prior R.N.B., Laup S.. 1998. Papua New Guinea Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 41 (2) : p. 1-15.
A practical field key to rapidly distinguish third instar Scapanes australis (Boisduval) and "Oryctes rhinoceros# (L.) larvae along with seven scarabaeoid species in coconut palm and similar habitats is devised. Drawings and photographs of the larvae in support of the key are also presented.
Mots-clés : cocos nucifera; scarabaeidae; identification; larve; oryctes rhinoceros; oryctes; conformation animale; papouasie-nouvelle-guinée; dynastidae; scapanes australis; oryctes centaurus; clé d'identification
Article (b-revue à comité de lecture)
Agents Cirad, auteurs de cette publication :
- Ollivier Laurence — Persyst / UMR ABSys