2. ๏ The family Cerambycidae also known as long-
horned or longhorn beetles
๏ typically characterized by extremely
long antennae
3. ๏ฝ Some long horned beetle causw gall to form
on their host plant
๏ฝ perform a vital ecosystem function as
recyclers of wood
๏ฝ Larva of long horned beetle is white,
elongated and cylinderical and essentially
legless
4. ๏ It belongs to the
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
๏ The elderberry borer is
one of the more brightly
colored long horned beetles.
5. ๏ The Curculionidae are
the family of the
"true" weevils (or "snout
beetles")
๏ They are one of the largest
animal families, with 5,489
genera and 86,100 species
described worldwide.
7. ๏ It has distinctive long snouts
and geniculate antennae with
small clubs.
๏ Their size in adult ranging
from 1 to 40mm.
๏ Weevils are almost entirely
plant feeders.