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Protonarthrini

Classification Introduction
  • The tribe Protonarthrini Teocchi et al., 2011 currently contains 14 species in 4 genera. Photographs of 1 exemplar specimen are currently available for this tribe.
Diagnostic Features of Adults
  • Body small to moderate-sized, approximately 10-40 mm; 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. Head without distinct lateral or anterior projections. Pronotum transverse (distinctly wider than long); lateral margins of without distinct spines or blunt tubercles. Mesocoxal cavity open to mesepimeron. Wings generally complete. Legs with tarsal claws smooth; claws narrowly to moderately separated (divergent) to broadly divergent (divaricate).
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 family Sterculiaceae.
Selected References to Adult Specimens
Selected References to Larvae Specimens
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Protonarthron olympianum
Aurivillius, 1913; dorsal
Cerambycidae:Lamiinae:Protonarthrini
Photograph © J.-P. Roguet




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