Linopteridius brunneus Classification Family Cerambycidae > Subfamily Cerambycinae > Tribe Auxesini > Genus Linopteridius Diagnostic Features of Larvae Mature larva. Length up to 8.9 mm; maximum breadth (at prothorax) 2.1 mm. Form subcylindrical, very slender and slightly tapering posteriorly. Head transverse, widest posteriorly. Genae bearing several fine, pale, silky, backwardly-curved setae. Mouthframe smooth, very feebly sclerotized. Antenna 3-segmented; segment 3 cylindrical, almost as long as segment 2. Ocelli absent. Hypostoma smooth, testaceous and bearing a transverse row of fine pale setae. Maxilla with segment 3 of palp as long as segment 2. Prothorax with posterior half of pronotum micro-granulate and faintly longitudinally striate. Eusternum feebly defined, micro-granulate. Abdomen subtruncate posteriorly, with dorsal ampullae scarcely protuberant (not bilobed) and micro-granulate. Intersegmental skin short. Tergite 9 unarmed; segment 8 broader than segment 7; segment 9 very short, parallel-sided. Legs indiscernible. Spiracles with peritreme broadly oval, pale and not raised above general level of cuticle. Adapted from Duffy (1957). Biology and Economic Importance Biology unknown for most members of this tribe. Species of this tribe are potentially invasive outside their native range. Selected References to Larvae Specimens Duffy, 1957