Heterachthes ebenus Classification Family Cerambycidae > Subfamily Cerambycinae > Tribe Neoibidionini > Genus Heterachthes Diagnostic Features of Larvae Larva. This species can be distinguished from Heterachthes quadrimaculatus by the coarser striae of the pronotum (each striae being separated from the other by four or five times its width), which posteriorly end in a dull, granulate area; prosternal plates shining and sparsely rugulose; the ampullae more finely granulate; gena somewhat corneous; antennae thick, second joint twice or more length of first; pleural discs distinct on five abdominal segments. 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 Craighead, 1923