Description of a <i>Polynoncus</i> Burmeister larva, with implications for phylogeny of the Trogidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)

Abstract

Abstract. The larva of Polynoncus seymourensis Mutchler is described from the Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador. It is the first larva recorded of any species in the genus and has a suite of characters not found in the other trogid genera. Phylogenetic analysis of characters of larvae of all the genera supports the current phylogenetic system which was based on adults.