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MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR DIFFERENTIATING LARVAL INSTARS OF LEATHERJACKETS, TIPULA PALUDOSA (DIPTERA: TIPULIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

A. B. Q. Lam  and
J. M. Webster
A. B. Q. Lam
Affiliation:
Pestology Centre, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia
J. M. Webster
Affiliation:
Pestology Centre, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia
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Abstract

Measurements of head capsule lengths and widths show that Tipula paludosa Meig. larvae have four instars. The shape and size of the mandibles and labia are good characters for differentiating the instars.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 104 , Issue 6 , June 1972 , pp. 899 - 902
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1972

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