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    About the biology of Steraspis infuscata Thery and data on additional species of Steraspis collected in Benin (Coleoptera, Buprestidae)

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    Date
    2012
    Author
    Vayssières, J.F.
    Bellamy, C.L.
    Type
    Journal Article
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    Four species of Steraspis Dejean, 1883, have been collected in the centre and the north of Benin in West Africa: Steraspis fastuosa Gerstaecker, 1871, Steraspis infuscata Théry, 1908, Steraspis laetitia Curletti, 2011, and Steraspis modesta Kerremans, 1895. One of the goals of these field observations was to increase the knowledge of the biology of these common but localized species. In May 2011, an adult of S. infuscata was discovered inside the taproot of a Combretum collinum Fresen. (Combretaceae) sapling. This well-developed adult was found seven centimeters below the soil surface and ready to emerge. Prior to pupation, the mature larva had cut along the bottom of the taproot, thus facilitating the emergence of the adult.
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/1583
    IITA Subjects
    Pests Of Plants
    Agrovoc Terms
    Buprestidae; Steraspis; Biology; Ecology; Development; Taproot; Host Plants; Combretum
    Regions
    Africa; West Africa
    Countries
    Benin
    Journals
    Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France
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