Eustromula validum Classification Family Cerambycidae > Subfamily Cerambycinae > Tribe Elaphidiini > Genus Eustromula Diagnostic Features of Larvae Larva. Similar to Enaphalodes atomarius, but instead of one ocellus, two very small ones are present, almost indistinct; the process of the palpifer is large, as long as the last joint of the maxillary palpi; this joint is very acute; labrum densely hairy on anterior margin, widest near base; pronotum deeply punctured on anterior half, posteriorly finely, somewhat pinnately striate. Adapted from Craighead (1923). Biology and Economic Importance The larva feeds in dead wood at the base of the tree, excavating large galleries beneath the bark and down into the roots. The pupal cell is made at the end of a long mine in the wood. Adapted from Craighead (1923). Selected References to Larvae Specimens Craighead, 1923