Albertoni Fabiano F, LeocÁdio Michele
Programa de Pós-graduação em Sistemática, Taxonomia Animal e Biodiversidade (Post-graduation program on Systematics, Animal Taxonomy and Biodiversity). Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Caixa Postal 42494; 04218-970, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil..
Zootaxa. 2018 Dec 13;4531(3):395-418. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4531.3.5.
This publication describes the life history and morphology of the immatures of Spaethiella intricata associated with bromeliads. Immature stages were previously unknown for the species. Adults and larvae are bromeliad leaf scrapers. First and fifth instar larvae and pupa of S. intricata are described and illustrated with further discussion upon the epipharynx of some Cassidinae species belonging to few tribes. General observations of the known Hemisphaerotini immatures and adults are compared.
本出版物描述了与凤梨科植物相关的复杂斯帕蒂叶甲未成熟阶段的生活史和形态。该物种的未成熟阶段此前尚不为人知。成虫和幼虫均为凤梨科植物叶片刮食者。本文描述并展示了复杂斯帕蒂叶甲的一龄和五龄幼虫及蛹，并进一步讨论了少数几个族的一些卡西迪inae亚科物种的下咽。比较了已知半球叶甲未成熟阶段和成虫的一般观察结果。
