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Pretiliini

Classification Introduction
  • The tribe Pretiliini Martins & Galileo, 1990 currently contains 1 species in 1 genus. Photographs of 2 specimens of the only species in this tribe, Pretilia tuberculata, are available.
Diagnostic Features of Adults
  • Body small-sized, generally less than 10, rarely longer; generally elongate; body without metallic reflection. Eyes generally reniform, complete (not completely divided into upper and lower lobes); eyes distinctly expanded laterally. Antennae filiform, unarmed; antennae long, generally extending beyond elytral apices by several segments. Head without distinct lateral or anterior projections. Pronotum transverse (distinctly wider than long); lateral margins of pronotum without distinct spines or blunt tubercles. Wings generally complete.
Diagnostic Features of Larvae
  • Not yet available for this taxon.
Geographic Distribution of Tribe 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 Adult Specimens
Selected References to Larvae Specimens
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Pretilia tuberculata
(Fabricius, 1801); dorsal
Cerambycidae:Lamiinae:Pretiliini
Photograph © E.H. Nearns




Pretilia tuberculata
(Fabricius, 1801); head
Cerambycidae:Lamiinae:Pretiliini
Photograph © E.H. Nearns



Pretilia tuberculata
(Fabricius, 1801); lateral
Cerambycidae:Lamiinae:Pretiliini
Photograph © E.H. Nearns


All Pretiliini exemplar species images
 

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Longicorn ID last updated 2020  E.H. Nearns, N.P. Lord, S.W. Lingafelter, A. Santos-Silva, K.B. Miller, & J.M. Zaspel