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Thyrsiini

Classification Introduction
  • The tribe Thyrsiini Marinoni & Napp, 1984 currently contains 2 species in 1 genus. Photographs of 1 exemplar specimen are currently available for this tribe.
Diagnostic Features of Adults
  • Body moderate-sized, between 10-40 mm; generally elongate. Eyes generally reniform, complete (not completely divided into upper and lower lobes). Antennae generally serrate, flabellate, or expanded laterally, unarmed; antennae 11-segmented, short, not extending beyond tip of abdomen. Pronotum generally transverse (distinctly wider than long); lateral margins of pronotum unarmed, without distinct spines or tubercles. Elytral apices without distinct spines.
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
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Thyrsia piranga
Galileo & Martins, 2007; dorsal
Cerambycidae:Cerambycinae:Thyrsiini
Photograph © G.D. Ouellette




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