Silva, R.A. da, Busoli, A.C., & Chagas Filho, N.R. 2004 Aspectos biológicos de Coccidophilus citricola Brèthes, 1905 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). [Biological aspects of Coccidophilus citricola Brèthes, 1905 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae).]. Ciencia Rural 34(3): 667-672.

Notes: The biological development of the predator C. citricola was studied under controlled conditions (24 plus or minus 2 deg C, 70 plus or minus 10% relative humidity, and 12-h photoperiod), with Aspidiotus nerii as prey. The duration and viability of the embryonic period (9.54 days and 78.33%), 1st larval stage (4.22 days and 90.00%); 2nd larval stage (92.85 days and 100.00%), 3rd larval stage (2.94 days and 97.22%), 4th larval stage (3.22 days and 94.29%), final larval phase (13.25 days and 82.50%), pre-pupal period (2.57 days and 100.00%), pupal phase (5.70 days and 100.00%), and larva-adult period (21.53 days and 82.50%) were determined. The pre-oviposition, oviposition and post-oviposition periods lasted 8.20, 73.47 and 8.53 days, respectively. The total number of eggs per female was 114.13 and the number of eggs per female was 1.54 per day. The females lived longer (90.20 days) than the males (974.13 days).