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Neocompsa exclamationis

Classification Diagnostic Features of Larvae
  • Larva. Distinguished from Heterachthes quadrimaculatus as follows: Labrum elongately orbicular, widest in front; mandibles more salient, basal piece about one-fourth length of distal, set off as an abrupt shoulder; process of palpifer shorter than last joint of maxillary palpi; striae of pronotum coarser and more deeply impressed, extending slightly forward in middle; ampullae strongly alutaceous, shining. Adapted from Craighead (1923).
Biology and Economic Importance
  • Members of this tribe are known from various host plant families. Species of this tribe are potentially invasive outside their native range.
Selected References to Larvae Specimens

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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