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Ceresium unicolor
Classification
Diagnostic Features of Larvae
- Mature larva. Length up to 25 mm; breadth (at prothorax) 4.1 mm. Head with genae strongly sclerotized and ferruginous behind antennae and bearing only a few short, bristly setae. Front margin of frons narrowly ferruginous. One pair of ocelli present laterad and ventrad of antennae. Prothorax with posterior half of pronotum shining, longitudinally striate; proeusternum shining and longitudinally striate as on pronotum. Abdomen with both dorsal and ventral ampullae very strongly protuberant on segments 1-6; segments 4-7 strongly elongate. Legs appreciably longer than segment 3 of maxillary palp. Adapted from Duffy (1957).
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
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