| OCR Text |
Show 159 The generally accepted relationships major superfamilies This is dendrograph author has present nomic positions of on the Polyphaga are redrawn from that made the to attempt no basis of of between the shown in Plate XVIIo Bradley (1947). evaluate developmental relative other or The taxo char acters. I. TENEBRIO MOLITOR Tenebrio molitor L. has experimental laboratory work. with tics its smaller genera to be striking. The cuticle. member anal The than Other of Renking the in legs of the disparity Tribolium, of the size to also chitinized heavily eighth abdominal segment the barely evident urogomphi been are much in Tenebrio. Tenebrio molitor which has them prominent bristles of more the are The two allows elateriform larvae waxy, for Tribolium. adults in insect characteris many genus in Tenebrioj are The shares lack the a Tenebrionidae is the subjected earliest work dates to that only to of 1888. According similar have smaller embryological studyo are Their region posterior proportionately smallero the Tenebrio They also Tribolium. is of Those favorite a between the Only easily separated. similar. It relatives morphological similarities are been to to Ewest those (1937) the egg coats described for Triboliumj of she Tenebrio was unable |
