British Insects: the Families of Hymenoptera
| British Insects: the Families of Hymenoptera | |
Sawflies.
Adults small to medium sized; 5–10 mm long.
Head. Sub-antennal grooves absent. Antennal segments 17–23.
Thorax. Pronotum deeply indented or emarginate at the back. Cenchri present. Fore-wings with the venation well developed. Hind tibiae without specialised spurs.
Abdomen. The abdomen broadly sessile at its base, without a marked constriction. Ovipositor of females not visibly protruding; adapted as a saw.
Larvae. Larvae with segmented legs; phytophagous (defoliators of conifers, including several pest species).
General comments. Fore tibiae with two more or less equal-sized apical spurs. Broad-bodied sawflies, with characteristic antennae, which are serrated in the females and feathery-pectinate in the males.
Classification. Species in Britain 9; genera 5 (Diprion, Gilpinia, Microdiprion, Monoctenus, and Neoprion). Suborder Symphyta; Superfamily Tenthredinoidea.
Illustrations. • Diprion pini (Pine Sawfly: B. Ent. 54). • Diprion pini (detail: B. Ent. 54). • Diprion pini (dissections: B. Ent. 54). • Diprion pini (B. Ent. 54, legend+text). • Diprion pini (Pine Sawfly: Cameron II, vi). D. pini (female). 1a, maxilla; 1b, labium; 1c, ovipositor; 1d, sheath of ovipositor; 1e, female antenna. • Microdiprion pallipes (Cameron II, vi). Microdiprion pallipes (male). • Gilpinia and Neodiprion (Cameron III). • Larvae: Diprion, Gilpinia (Cameron II, xii & xiii). 7 & 11: Diprion pini. 9: Gilpinia pallida.
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Cite this publication as: ‘Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2003 onwards. British insects: the families of Hymenoptera. Version: 9th April 2007. http://delta-intkey.com’.
