from 6

Larval head description:

Frontoclypeus extending ca. 0.5 to epicranial notch; ecdysial lines converging at or just dorsad to apex of frontoclypeus. Venter of labrum with 4 pairs of epipharyngeal setae.

Larval body description:

Body usually between 6-50 mm long, with head and thorax well sclerotized and variously pigmented; abdomen usually unicolorous, varying from white to fuscous, or with dark, dorsal plates.

Larval thorax description:

Thoracic legs well developed and directed anteriorly; coxae partially to completely fused at midline; lateral pinacula of T1, bearing 3L setae and spiracle, fused to pronoturn.

Thoracic glands:

absent

Thoracic legs:

present

Pairs of thoracic legs:

from 3

Larval abdomen description:

All prolegs present, moderately short.

Abdominal glands:

absent

Abdominal prolegs:

present

Pairs of abdominal legs:

from 5

Proleg configuration:

normal

Proleg size:

short

Crochets:

uniserial, arranged in penellipse

Crochet arrangement description:

Crochets of A3-6 uniordinal and arranged in a lateral penellipse; crochets of A10 in a uniordinal semi-ellipse.

Anal comb on A10:

absent