Larvae of net-winged beetles (Lycidae: Coleoptera) of the European part of Russia and the Caucasus

Abstract

The larvae of net-winged beetles Dictyoptera aurora (Herbst, 1784), Erotides nasutus (Kiesenwetter, 1874) and E. schneideri (Kiesenwetter, 1878) are described for the first time. Larvae of Pyropterus nigroruber (DeGeer, 1774) and Xylobanellus erythropterus (Baudi, 1872) are redescribed. An identification key to larvae of seven species of the European part of Russia and the Caucasus is provided.

Keywords

• Coleoptera
• Lycidae
• larvae
• Western Palaearctic