A new genus of Cerambycidae, Aphanosperma gen. n., with two new species, is described. Larvae of one of these, A. occidentalis sp. n., live within the mature woody fruits of Hakea spp. in south western Australia. The species may be of value for the control of Hakea in South Africa.
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