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Microcymaturini

Classification Introduction
  • The tribe Microcymaturini Breuning & Teocchi, 1982 currently contains 10 species in 3 genera. Photographs of 1 exemplar specimen are currently available for this tribe.
Diagnostic Features of Adults
  • Body small-sized, generally less than 10 mm in length; generally elongate; body without metallic reflection. Eyes generally reniform, complete (not completely divided into upper and lower lobes). Antennae filiform, unarmed; antennae long, generally extending beyond elytral apices by several segments; antennae with or without dense setae along segments. Head without distinct lateral or anterior projections. Pronotum approximately subquadrate (about as long as wide); lateral margins of pronotum with distinct spines or blunt tubercles. Wings generally complete.
Diagnostic Features of Larvae
  • Not yet available for this taxon.
Geographic Distribution of Tribe Biology and Economic Importance
  • Members of this tribe are known from various host plant families, including the economically important families Annonaceae and Sterculiaceae.
Selected References to Adult Specimens
Selected References to Larvae Specimens


Microcymatura antennalis
Breuning, 1950; dorsal
Cerambycidae:Lamiinae:Microcymaturini
Photograph © E.H. Nearns




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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