| life history of aneugmenus merida smith (hymenoptera: tenthredinidae) in the venezuelan andes. | details of the life cycle of aneugmenus merida smith (hymenoptera: tenthredinidae) reared under laboratory conditions are reported. females may produce parthenogenetic or non-parthenogenetic eggs. after eclosion, males of a. merida go through five larval instars, pre-pupa, pupa and imago. the complete life cycle lasts approximately 44 days. larvae feed on bracken [pteridium caudatum (l.) and pteridium arachnoideum (kaulf)] (dennstaedtiaceae). we also report on morphological observations of the s ... | 2007 | 17420858 |