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Nyssodrysina haldemani

Classification Diagnostic Features of Larvae
  • Larva. Head depressed, widest a little distance behind the epistoma (i.e., slightly tapering both anteriorly and posteriorly); mandible slender, several times the length of the condylar width; labrum twice as wide as long, sparsely haired; antennal ring closed; ocelli not distinct; gula indistinct, very shallow. Posterior area of pronotum velvety, having a border of hairs across anterior area; eusternum and median area of sternellum glabrous, wrinkled; metanotum, mesosternum, and metasternum faintly tuberculate, bordered with velvety pubescence. Ampullae irregularly tuberculate; spiracles orbicular. Ninth tergum bearing a very minute flattened median process on posterior border. Pupa. Resembles Graphisurus except that the pronotum, mesonotum, metanotum, head at base of antennae and the femoral-tibial articulation are beset with a group of long stiff setae; abdominal terga beset with fleshy papillae, each bearing a silky hair.

    Very similar to Graphisurus except that the caudal spine is extremely minute, scarcely distinguishable with a high-power lens. The ampullae are distinctly tuberculate, consisting of several irregular rows, the dorsal bordered with velvety pubescence. 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