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Dedyini

Classification Introduction
  • The tribe Dedyini Lepesme & Breuning, 1955 currently contains 7 species in 2 genera. Photographs of exemplar specimens are coming soon.
Diagnostic Features of Adults
  • Body generally moderate-sized (between 10-40 mm), rarely small-sized (less than 10 mm); generally elongate. Antennae generally filiform, unarmed; antennae 11-segmented, long, extending beyond tip of abdomen. Pronotum generally elongate (distinctly longer than wide); lateral margins of pronotum unarmed, without distinct spines or tubercles. Pronotum shape -distinctly narrower basally. Mesocoxal cavities open to mesepimeron. Elytral apices without distinct spines. Wings variable, from complete to absent or reduced.
Diagnostic Features of Larvae
  • Not yet available for this taxon.
Geographic Distribution of Tribe Biology and Economic Importance
  • Biology unknown for members of this tribe. Species of this tribe are potentially invasive outside their native range.
Selected References to Adult Specimens
Selected References to Larvae Specimens


Dedya catherinetta
Lepesme & Breuning, 1955; dorsal
Cerambycidae:Cerambycinae:Dedyini




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Longicorn ID last updated 2020  E.H. Nearns, N.P. Lord, S.W. Lingafelter, A. Santos-Silva, K.B. Miller, & J.M. Zaspel