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Allantinae
Allantus species
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Symphyta
Family: Tenthredinidae
Subfamily: Allantinae
Rohwer, 1911 [1]
Tribes
Macremphytus testaceus (Allantini) larva on dogwood
Taxonus pallipes (Allantini)

Allantinae is a subfamily of sawflies in the family Tenthredinidae, [2] and the largest subfamily of that family, with about 110 genera. The subfamily is considered to consist of five to six tribes, and are medium to large sawflies. [3]

Economic importance

Host plants include strawberries, raspberries, roses, violets, dogwood, and loosestrife. Larvae often pupate in fruit or wood. [3]

Monostegia abdominalis has larvae that feed on Primulaceae, and was introduced into Canada in about 1965 and is a major pest of Yellow Loosestrife ( Lysimachia terrestris). [4] [5]

Taxonomy

Tribes ( type genera) select genera; [1] [3]

References

  1. ^ a b Liston et al 2014.
  2. ^ Wei, M.; Xu, Y.; Niu, G. (2011). "Revision of Emphytopsis Wei & Nie (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) with descriptions of seven new species from China and Japan". Zootaxa. 2803: 1–20. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.2803.1.1.
  3. ^ a b c Smith 1979, Allantinae pp. 108–124
  4. ^ The Home Bug Garden. Sawfly Sunday: The Creepy Loosestrife Sawfly 20 June 2010
  5. ^ Price 1970.

Bibliography

Further reading


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Allantinae
Allantus species
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Symphyta
Family: Tenthredinidae
Subfamily: Allantinae
Rohwer, 1911 [1]
Tribes
Macremphytus testaceus (Allantini) larva on dogwood
Taxonus pallipes (Allantini)

Allantinae is a subfamily of sawflies in the family Tenthredinidae, [2] and the largest subfamily of that family, with about 110 genera. The subfamily is considered to consist of five to six tribes, and are medium to large sawflies. [3]

Economic importance

Host plants include strawberries, raspberries, roses, violets, dogwood, and loosestrife. Larvae often pupate in fruit or wood. [3]

Monostegia abdominalis has larvae that feed on Primulaceae, and was introduced into Canada in about 1965 and is a major pest of Yellow Loosestrife ( Lysimachia terrestris). [4] [5]

Taxonomy

Tribes ( type genera) select genera; [1] [3]

References

  1. ^ a b Liston et al 2014.
  2. ^ Wei, M.; Xu, Y.; Niu, G. (2011). "Revision of Emphytopsis Wei & Nie (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) with descriptions of seven new species from China and Japan". Zootaxa. 2803: 1–20. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.2803.1.1.
  3. ^ a b c Smith 1979, Allantinae pp. 108–124
  4. ^ The Home Bug Garden. Sawfly Sunday: The Creepy Loosestrife Sawfly 20 June 2010
  5. ^ Price 1970.

Bibliography

Further reading



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