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Ataxia falli

Classification Diagnostic Features of Larvae
  • Larva. Form larger hypostomal protuberance much larger and more confluent; posterior area of pronotum faintly striate; tubercles of ampullae large and distinct, posterior row of last ventral ampullae bearing two large projecting tubercles, while those of anterior row are elongate, oval; caudal spine deflexed, acute. Pupa. More hairy than Ataxia crypta, especially on the thoracic segments; chitinous setose hairs of the abdominal terga more slender, and on anterior margin of third and fourth abdominal terga two groups of two or three chitinous spines; flange on last tergum bearing a small point in the middle and the extremities projecting much higher than the middle. 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