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Taxonomy and biology of the bromeliad-inhabiting genus Lachnodacnum (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae)

The preimaginal stages of Lachnodacnum luederwaldti, including the egg case, all three larval instars and pupa, are described and basic information on the biology of the species is provided based on field observations and rearing in the laboratory.

Immature Stages of Adeloneivaia fallax (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)

Abstract Details of the egg, larval, and pupal morphology of Adeloneivaia fallax (Boisduval) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) are described and illustrated and compared with other species of Saturniidae,…
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Lagochile emarginata (Gyllenhal): morphology of immature and imago, and biological records (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae)

The last larval instar and pupa of Lagochile emarginata are described and pupa of the genus LagoChile Hoffmannsegg, 1817 is described for the first time.
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Life history and description of larva and pupa of Platyphileurus felscheanus Ohaus, 1910, a scarabaeid feeding on bromeliad tissues in Brazil, to be excluded from Phileurini (Coleoptera,…

Both character sets, being described and illustrated, suggest the placement of Platyphileurus in the tribe Oryctini, suggesting the systematic position of this monotypic genus is reassessed at the tribe level by considering larval and adult morphological characters.
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First record of Neoempheria Osten Sacken (Diptera, Mycetophilidae) biology in the Neotropical region, with associations between its larvae and fungi

The first association between a mycetophilid—Neoempheria puncticoxa Edwards—and fungi in the Neotropical region is reported.
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Saturniid moths (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea) from an Atlantic Rain Forest fragment in southeastern Brazil.

The light-attracted silk moths of the Boraceia Biological Station in the municipality of Salesópolis, state of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil have been sampled over more than seven decades (1942-2013), and Hemileucinae was the most abundant and speciesrich subfamily.
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Description of the immature stages of Platycrepidius dewynteri Chassain (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Agrypninae, Platycrepidiini) from Brazil with a synopsis of the larval characters of Agrypninae tribes.

Mature larva and pupa of Platycrepidius dewynteri Chassain are described, from Pará state, Brazil and a synopsis and a morphological comparative study based mainly on literature of the known mature larvae of the Agrypninae genera are presented.
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Description of the female, egg and first instar nymph of the stick insect Paraphasma paulense (Phasmatodea: Pseudophasmatidae) from Southeast Brazil

The female, egg and first instar nymph of the stick insect Paraphasmapaulense is described and illustrated, including scanning electron micrographs of the egg.
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The associated beetle fauna of Hohenbergia augusta and Vriesea friburgensis (Bromeliaceae) in southern Brazil

The first list of Coleoptera species found in Hohenbergia augusta (Vell.) E. Morren and Vriesea friburgensis Mez.
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A new bromeliad-inhabiting species of Omicrus Sharp from South Brazil (Coleoptera, Hydrophylidae, Sphaeridiinae)

A new species of the genus Omicrus Sharp, 1879, O. vanini spec. nov., from the Santa Catarina State in South Brazil is described and illustrated. The species is very similar to few other Brazilian…
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