|
Tilloclytus geminatus
Classification
Diagnostic Features of Larvae
- Larva. Form rather slender; integument shining, very finely granulate, covered with fine whitish hairs. Head transversely oval, slightly tapering anteriorly; mouth-frame lightly chitinized; labrum thin, transversely oval, mandible broad at tip, basal piece reddish-brown, about one third length of apical, latter piceous, shining, bearing a longitudinal fovea on outer face; first antennal joint globular, much shorter than second, supplementary long; ocellus large, white, prominent, contiguous with antennae, enclosed by corneous-shouldered gena, which bears no hairs; last joint of maxillary palpi equal to last labial, shorter than second; process of palpifer distinct. Prothorax widely transverse; pronotum slightly wider than long, anteriorly beset with a few slender hairs, posteriorly irregularly and faintly striate, then dull granulate, no median suture; no trace of ventro-lateral suture. Legs very small, fleshy, three-jointed. Abdomen: Dorsal and ventral ampullae dull, granulate, granules distinct, flattened. Pleural discs not distinct. Spiracles smaller than ocellus, orbicular, peritreme thin. Pupa: Very similar to that of Cyrtophorus verrucosus, but the mesonotum and metanotum are unarmed and only four spines occur on the posterior border of the seventh tergum and two on the eighth. Adapted from Craighead (1923).
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 Larvae Specimens
| |