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Longicorn ID: Tool for Diagnosing Cerambycidae Subfamilies and Tribes
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Phymatodes varius

Classification Diagnostic Features of Larvae
  • Larva. No genal bristles; ocellus large, prominent; last joint of maxillary palpi slightly longer than second, shorter than last labial; joints one and two of antennae subequal, slender; striae of pronotum short and slightly oblique, ending in a granulate area, median suture impressed; ampullae dull, very finely granulate; pleural discs distinct on first, second and third segments; legs three-jointed. Adapted from Craighead (1923).
Biology and Economic Importance
  • Members of this tribe are known from various host plant families and several species are considered economically important. 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