Strangalia acuminata Classification Family Cerambycidae > Subfamily Lepturinae > Tribe Lepturini > Genus Strangalia Diagnostic Features of Larvae Larva. Head bearing many rather stiff hairs, ventral surface and anterior portion of front finely granulate; dorsal angle of mandible prominent; labrum subtriangular, widest at base; one ocellus. Mesonotum and metanotum dull, finely asperate; posterior half of proeusternum and anterior half of sternellum finely asperate; mesosternum and metasternum tuberculate; tarsus attenuate; seven dorsal ampullae bearing four rows of small, nearly contiguous tubercles, no fine asperities between; spiracles broadly oval to orbicular, peritreme strongly chitinized. Pupa. Short, stiff, chitinous setae at base of clypeus and antennae, and above eyes, and on posterior border and angles of pronotum which also bears a few fine hairs on disc; mesonotum and metanotum each bearing several short, stiff setae, and a broken transverse row on each abdominal tergum; ventral anal lobes each bearing a conical, suddenly acute process. Collected and reared by A. B. Champlain at Lynne, Conn., in dead Viburnum stems. Adapted from Craighead (1923). Biology and Economic Importance Biology and economic importance for this taxon coming soon. Selected References to Larvae Specimens Craighead, 1923