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Insect Morphology and Systematics GALERUCIDAE(Pumpkin beetles)Insect Morphology and Systematics9. GALERUCIDAE(Pumpkin beetles)
Antennae are closely approximated.
Third tarsomere is deeply bilobed.
Larvae are root feeders.
Adults bite holes on leaves.
Red pumpkin beetles :
Raphidopalpa foveicollis
.
10. MELOIDAE(Blister beetles, Oil beetles)
They are cylindrical, soft bodied beetles.
Head is connected to thorax by a distinct neck.
Legs are heteromerous with a tarsal formula of 5-5-4.
Claws show longitudinal splitting.
Forewings are soft and leathery.
They give off a fluid containing the oily principle
catharidin
, when disturbed which causes
blisters.
Development involves
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