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Systematics, Morphology and Biogeography • Rev. Bras. entomol. 48 (3) • 2004 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0085-56262004000300007   copy

Description of the larva and pupa of the papaw borer weevil Pseudopiazurus papayanus (Marshall) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Piazurini)

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Larvae, pupae and adults of the piazurine weevil Pseudopiazurus papayanus (Marshall, 1922) are associated with Carica papaya Linnaeus,1753 (Caricaceae). The larval and pupal stages are described and illustrated. The sexual differences in the last abdominal segments of the pupae are also illustrated.

Curculionidae; immature forms; papaw weevil; zygopid

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