2009/02/01 by Chris A. M. Reid, M. BEATSON, Jack W. Hasenpusch · 2 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution #Biological Control of Invasive Species #Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
paper · doi:10.1080/00222930802586016
openalex publication_date 2009/02/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
New information is provided on the morphology and biology of the Australian leaf‐beetle Pterodunga mirabile Daccordi. This species is unusual in the Chrysomelinae for the following features: adult with deeply grooved prothoracic hypopleuron, laterally pointed elytral margins, concealed mesoventrite and fused abdominal ventrites; female ovoviviparous and without spermatheca; first‐instar larva with lappet‐like sclerites; maternal care; host plant in the Proteaceae. The systematic position and conservation status of Pterodunga are discussed. Maternal care in the Chrysomelinae and Proteaceae‐feeding in the Chrysomelidae are reviewed. The first record of maternal care in Chrysomelinae, for Labidomera suturella Guérin‐Méneville, is shown to be a misidentification of Platyphora selvae Daccordi.