Abstract
AbstractThe literature on the occurrence of egg bursters in first instar larvae of the Chrysomeloidea and Curculionoidea is reviewed. The egg bursters and chaetotaxy of the tubercles on which they occur are described for the larvae of 221 chrysomelid species, representing fifteen of the nineteen subfamilies. The value of these as subfamily, generic and specific characters is discussed and also their use as indicators of the phylogenetic relationships among these different groups. Possible explanations are proposed for the absence of egg bursters in certain chrysomelid subfamilies.
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