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Tragidion coquus
Classification
Diagnostic Features of Larvae
- Larva. Form elongate, rather slender; anterior edges of hypostoma finely carinate and considerably protruding at edge of gula; mandible having a sulcus on outer face; labrum elongate, tapering anteriorly though broadly rounded; first joint of antennae shortest, transverse; posterior area of prothorax strongly embossed, regularly coarsely striate to more finely and pinnately so behind; lateral plates absent; presternal plates transverse, nearly contiguous; eusternal glabrous spots triangular, separated. Mesonotum and metanotum dull, granulate; ampullae alutaceous to extremely finely subtuberculate, distinctly divided in middle. Spiracles broadly oval, large. 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
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