4 SEM dorsal view of head capsule and thorax of Omosita nearctica larva. ant = antenna, cly = clypeus, hc = head capsule, m = mesothorax, mt = metathorax, p = prothorax 5 SEM ventral view of left mandible of Omosita nearctica larva. mo = mola, pc = prostheca 6 SEM ventral view of head of Omosita nearctica larva. ant = antenna, la = labrum, lp = labial palp, mb = mandible, mn = mentum, mx = maxilla, mxp = maxillary palp, sm = submentum. Scale bars: 500 μm (4), 20 μm (5, 6).

 
 
  Part of: Williams KA, Clitheroe C-L, Villet MH, Midgley JM (2021) The first record of Omosita nearctica Kirejtshuk (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae) in South Africa, with the first description of its mature larva. African Invertebrates 62(1): 257-271. https://doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr.62.58842