Immature Stages of Curculionidae: Larvae of te Soil-Dwelling Weevils of New Zealand Journal Paper
- Author
- May, B.M.
- Year
- 1977
- Journal / Source
- Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Volume
- 7
- Pages
- 189-228
- Keywords
- Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Rhynchophorinae, Sphenophorus brunnipennis', immature stages, pasture, kikuyu grass.
- Summary
- The larva and pupa of Sphenophorus brunnipennis (Germar, 1824) are described and figured. The larvae have been found under kikuyu grass (Pennisetum clandestinum) in damp situations in both New Zealand and Australia.