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Setal Patterns of the Anterior Abdominal Segments of Larvae of the Geometridae (Lepidoptera)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

W. C. McGuffin
Affiliation:
Forest Entomology and Pathology Branch, Department of Forestry, Ottawa, Ontario

Abstract

The setal patterns of the anterior abdominal segments of first-instar and older larvae in more than 50 genera representing the six Nearctic subfamilies of Geometridae, have been examined. The significant variations in these patterns have been summarized and a key to the subfamilies is presented. Relationships within the Geometridae are discussed.

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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1964

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