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Cyrtonopini

Classification Introduction
  • The tribe Cyrtonopini Gressitt, 1940 currently contains 10 species in 1 genus. Photographs of 1 exemplar specimen are currently available for this tribe.
Diagnostic Features of Adults
  • Antennae shorter than the body, without fringe of long hairs. Temples short. Maxillary palps of the males with a membranous appendage shorter than the fourth article. Pronotum tuberculate laterally. Intermediate coxal cavities open. Hind tibiae not dentate (Villiers, 1961).
Diagnostic Features of Larvae
  • Not yet available for this taxon.
Geographic Distribution of Tribe Biology and Economic Importance
  • Adults on plant surfaces; larvae in wood; xylophagous (Lawrence, 2007).
Selected References to Adult Specimens
Selected References to Larvae Specimens


Cyrtonops punctipennis
White, 1853; dorsal
Disteniidae:Disteniinae:Cyrtonopini
Photograph © N.P. Lord




Cyrtonops punctipennis
White, 1853; head
Disteniidae:Disteniinae:Cyrtonopini
Photograph © N.P. Lord



Cyrtonops punctipennis
White, 1853; lateral
Disteniidae:Disteniinae:Cyrtonopini
Photograph © N.P. Lord



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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