Oxypleurus nodieri Classification Family Cerambycidae > Subfamily Spondylidinae > Tribe Saphanini > Genus Oxypleurus Diagnostic Features of Larvae Mature larva. Length up to 17.7 mm; breadth (at prothorax) 4.2 mm. Form rather slender, slightly depressed anteriorly. Head slightly depressed, transverse (maximum bead-width 3.1 mm), widest behind middle, with sides moderately strongly rounded; smooth, orange-testaceous, shining, moderately strongly sclerotized. Genae testaceous, with dense, stiff, curved, reddish setae, which are not distributed beyond posterior end of frontal sutures. Frontal sutures distinct as very pale lines, each entering the antennal foramen; median suture complete and very distinct. Mouthframe strongly sclerotized, pitchy. Front margin of frons very slightly curved and roundly declivous; six epistomal setae present. Antenna with segment 2 bearing an acutely conical supplementary process which is longer than its basal width; segment 3 about four times as long as basal width. Mandible pitchy, shining, with a row of two to four setae across middle of outer face; inner part of dorsal surface with an oblique striate plate. Labrum cordate, about as long as wide, ferruginous and bearing dense marginal setae. Gula indistinct owing to sclerotization of hypostoma. Hypostoma strongly sclerotized, .ferruginous, with anterior region steeply sloping down to front margin, the latter being in a lower plane than that of hind margin; numerous setiferous pores present on each side of gula. Maxillary palpi with segment 3 about as long as segment 2; lobe rather slender, cylindrical, with setae as figured. Labial palpi with segment 2 distinctly shorter than segment 1. Prothorax slightly depressed, trapezoidal, widest posteriorly; lateral setae sparse and pale. Pronotum very sparsely setose, pale, shining and devoid of spicules; longitudinally striate posteriorly. Eusternum and sternellum micro-granulate, sparsely setose. Abdomen with ampullae present on segments 1-7; each ampulla subtuberculate, glabrous, shining. Tergite 9 bearing a pair of spine-Like urogomphi which are inclined forward. Legs well developed, 3-segmented; unguiculus very long, attenuated and imbricately spinose. Spiracles subcircular, with peritreme pale and bearing subcontiguous chambers on posterior margin. Adapted from Duffy (1957). Biology and Economic Importance Biology and economic importance for this taxon coming soon. Selected References to Larvae Specimens Duffy, 1957