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Opsimini
Classification
Introduction
- The tribe Opsimini LeConte, 1873 currently contains 5 species in 3 genera. Photographs of exemplar specimens are coming soon.
Diagnostic Features of Adults
- Body moderate-sized, between 10-40 mm; generally elongate. Eyes generally reniform, complete (not completely divided into upper and lower lobes). Antennae generally filiform, unarmed; antennae 11-segmented, long, extending beyond tip of abdomen; pedicel (antennomere II) distinctly long, more than 2 times as long as wide. Pronotum generally transverse (distinctly wider than long); lateral margins of pronotum with distinct acute spines; pronotum shape variable, distinctly narrower basally or not. Elytral apices without distinct spines.
Diagnostic Features of Larvae
- Not yet available for this taxon.
Geographic Distribution of Tribe
Biology and Economic Importance
- Biology unknown for members of this tribe. Species of this tribe are potentially invasive outside their native range.
Selected References to Adult Specimens
Selected References to Larvae Specimens
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