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Significance of the Chaetotaxy in Larval Identification of Pyrausta bambucivora Moore (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Pyraustinae)


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1 Department of Life Sciences, RIMT University, Mandi Gobindgarh – 147301, Punjab, India
2 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore – 700053, Kolkata, India
3 Department of Zoology and Environmantal Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala – 147002, Punjab, India
 

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The identification and diagnosis of insect pest can best be strengthen through an examination of the arrangement of various setae and punctures of different body segments. In the current study, the cephalic region and other body segments (thoracic, abdominal) of the last instar caterpillar of Pyrausta bambucivora Moore (Crambidae) have been examined thoroughly and contingent the occurrence of 17 tactile setae, 4 proprioceptors and 10 pores on each half of the head.

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Chaetotaxy, Crambidae, Lepidoptera, Pyraustinae.
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Authors

D. S. Deep
Department of Life Sciences, RIMT University, Mandi Gobindgarh – 147301, Punjab, India
P. C. Pathania
Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore – 700053, Kolkata, India
H. S. Rose
Department of Zoology and Environmantal Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala – 147002, Punjab, India

Abstract


The identification and diagnosis of insect pest can best be strengthen through an examination of the arrangement of various setae and punctures of different body segments. In the current study, the cephalic region and other body segments (thoracic, abdominal) of the last instar caterpillar of Pyrausta bambucivora Moore (Crambidae) have been examined thoroughly and contingent the occurrence of 17 tactile setae, 4 proprioceptors and 10 pores on each half of the head.

Keywords


Chaetotaxy, Crambidae, Lepidoptera, Pyraustinae.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi.v117i4.171257