BIONATURE

PHOSPHOLIPID VARIATIONS DURING THE POST-EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT OF EPILACHNA VIGINTIOCTOPUNCTATA (FABR.) (COLEOPTERAN : COCCINELLIDAE)

VIJAY LAKSHMI SHARMA *

Department of Zoology, Punjabi University, Patiala 147 002, India

MAHESH INDER SINGH *

Department of Zoology, Punjabi University, Patiala 147 002, India

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

The phospholipid content in Epilachna vigintioctopunctata increases during larval growth with a drop at each moult.A  decline is observed at prepupal and early pupal period followed by an increase in late pupal period. The amount decreases abruptly in Ohr. female adult.

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