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Spalacopsis stolata
Classification
Diagnostic Features of Larvae
- Larva. Very similar in form to Hippopsis. Head more strongly narrowed posteriorly; lateral sutures of pronotum impressed, posterior area white, shining, embossed; entire presternum strongly fused and protuberant posteriorly in a rounded projection. Dorsal ampullae six, these bearing two rows of regular tubercles, ventral ampullae absent except on sixth and seventh segments; ninth abdominal segment swollen, densely ciliate; tergum bearing a fleshy, cylindrical projection, obliquely truncate, having a chitinous point on the ventral margin oi the truncate face. Adapted from Craighead (1923)
Biology and Economic Importance
- Members of this tribe are known from various host plant families. Species of this tribe are potentially invasive outside their native range.
Selected References to Larvae Specimens
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