Trama

The species of the tribe Tramini are characterized by the following features:

• individuals whitish to greyish covered with hairs short and fine
• legs very long with tarsi of hind-legs visibly equal to tibias
• colonies live in association with ants on roots of Asteraceae.

Genus and subgenus

1

Apterous with presence of sclerites and dorsal stripes. Cornicles present. Alate with numerous rhinaria on III (25-50), VI≥V
Protrama spp → 2

Apterous without pigmentation. Cornicles absent or present. Alate with few rhinaria on III (0-5), VI≤V → 3

2

Alate with wing vein once-branched
Protrama ranunculi

Alate with wing vein once-branched                                                         
Protrama flavescens

3

Cornicules present 
Trama (Neotrama) caudata

Cornicles absent
Trama spp