Description of the early stages of Anomalipus plebejus plebejulus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Zimbabwe with notes on the classification of the Opatrinae

Immature stages of a South African tenebrionid beetle, Anomalipus plebejus plebejulus Endrody-Younga, 1988, of the tribe Platynotini are described and illustrated. This account is the first modern description of the egg and first and older larval instars of the genus Anomalipus and the subtribe Anomalipina. The significance of larval characters of Anomalipus and other relevant taxa for classification of the subfamily Opatrinae sensu Medvedev (1968) [= “opatrine lineage: Opatrini” sensu Doyen & Tschinkel (1982)] are discussed. A synopsis ofPlatynotini larvae is presented.

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