Immature stages of some Myodochini of the Australian region (Hemiptera : Lygaeidae : Rhyparochrominae)

Abstract

Descriptions are given of the nymphs of 15 species (41 nymphal instars) of the Myodochini of the Australian region, together with descriptions of the eggs of 10 species. Generic and species keys are given to separate the fifth-instar nymphs. Dorsal views and line drawings are given of fifth-instar nymphs of 15 species and eggs of three species, respectively.