Life history of the rubber beetle, Luprops curticollis fairmaire (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
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TextPublication details: Entomon 2005Description: 269-272Subject(s): Summary: The rubber beetle, L. curticollis (generic name mis-spelt as Lyprops in earlier reports), found hiding in large swarms on the wooden roofs of houses in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India, during the months of March/April, left the settlements in December for breeding in rubber plantations. Eggs were laid in clusters in decaying leaf litter, especially in rubber estates. There were 5 larval instars and a short prepupal stage. The sdults emerged in February and reached the settlements by the end of this month and stayed there until December.
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The rubber beetle, L. curticollis (generic name mis-spelt as Lyprops in earlier reports), found hiding in large swarms on the wooden roofs of houses in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India, during the months of March/April, left the settlements in December for breeding in rubber plantations. Eggs were laid in clusters in decaying leaf litter, especially in rubber estates. There were 5 larval instars and a short prepupal stage. The sdults emerged in February and reached the settlements by the end of this month and stayed there until December.
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