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10.25100/socolen.v37i1.9064
Submitted: 09-03-2020
Published: 15-01-2011

Description of the larva and pupa of Dyscinetus dubius (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Dynastinae: Cyclocephalini)

Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Bogotá. Facultad de Agronomía
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Medellín, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias
Keywords: Immature scarabs, Taxonomic key, White grubs

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NEITA-MORENO JC, YEPES F. Description of the larva and pupa of Dyscinetus dubius (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Dynastinae: Cyclocephalini). Rev. Colomb. Entomol. [Internet]. 2011 Jan. 15 [cited 2026 Oct. 12];37(1):152-6. Available from: https://revistacolombianaentomologia.univalle.edu.co/index.php/SOCOLEN/article/view/9064
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Abstract

The third instar larvae and the pupa of Dyscinetus dubius (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Dynastinae: Cyclocephalini) are described. New data on the biology and distribution of this species in Colombia are reported and a key to identification of third instar larvae of the known species of Dyscinetus is provided.

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NEITA-MORENO JC, YEPES F. Description of the larva and pupa of Dyscinetus dubius (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Dynastinae: Cyclocephalini). Rev. Colomb. Entomol. [Internet]. 2011 Jan. 15 [cited 2026 Oct. 12];37(1):152-6. Available from: https://revistacolombianaentomologia.univalle.edu.co/index.php/SOCOLEN/article/view/9064
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