Aneflomorpha citrana Chemsak.

Heffern, Daniel J., Vlasak, Josef & Alten, Ronald L., 2018, Larval Host Plant Records, Distributional Records, and Biological Information on North American Cerambycidae (Coleoptera), The Coleopterists Bulletin 72 (4), pp. 739-750 : 740

Aneflomorpha citrana Chemsak. New larval

host records.

JV reared A. citrana from girdled stems of living Indigofera sphaerocarpa A. Gray (Fabaceae) ( Fig. 1A ) from AZ: Cochise Co., Portal and girdled terminal twigs of Rhus aromatica Aiton (Anacardiaceae) from Cochise Co., Cochise Stronghold.

Aneflomorpha larvae typically feed in living terminal branches, stems, or saplings. Infested stems can often be recognized at a distance by having dying or dead leaves as the feeding larva girdles portions of the stem. The mature larva then constructs a pupal cell in the lower part of the stem and fully girdles the stem just above the pupal cell. The upper part typically breaks off, leaving a stub plugged with fibrous frass ( Fig. 1 ). The stubs are considerably more difficult to spot because finding them requires close examination of the host plant.

Figures

Fig. 1. Stems girdled by Cerambycidae. A) Aneflomorpha citrana in Indigofera sphaerocarpa, B) Aneflomorpha subpubescens in Gaylussacia, C) A. subpubescens in Quercus, D) A. subpubescens in Comptonia peregrina, E) Anelaphus brevidens in Ericameria linearifolia, F) A. brevidens in Calliandra eriophylla, G) Oberea deficiens Casey in Viburnum acerifolium L., H) Oberea myops Haldeman in Kalmia latifolia L.