Cimbex americanus | |
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An adult Elm sawfly | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Suborder: | Symphyta |
Family: | Cimbicidae |
Genus: | Cimbex |
Species: | C. americanus
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Binomial name | |
Cimbex americanus Leach, 1817
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Synonyms | |
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Cimbex americanus, the elm sawfly, is a species of sawfly in the family Cimbicidae. [1] [2] [3] This is a very large species of Hymenoptera, with adults measuring 3 cm and larvae reaching 5 cm long. If captured, adults may buzz and use their powerful spiny legs defensively. However, like other sawflies, this species does not possess a sting. [4] The fly Opheltes glaucopterus is a parasite of the prepupae stage of this sawfly. [5]
This species was originally described as Cimbex americana by William Elford Leach, who treated the genus as feminine. However, Cimbex comes from a masculine Greek noun, [6] and the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature thus requires masculine species. [7] Thus, its correct name is Cimbex americanus. [8]
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Cimbex americanus | |
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An adult Elm sawfly | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Suborder: | Symphyta |
Family: | Cimbicidae |
Genus: | Cimbex |
Species: | C. americanus
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Binomial name | |
Cimbex americanus Leach, 1817
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Synonyms | |
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Cimbex americanus, the elm sawfly, is a species of sawfly in the family Cimbicidae. [1] [2] [3] This is a very large species of Hymenoptera, with adults measuring 3 cm and larvae reaching 5 cm long. If captured, adults may buzz and use their powerful spiny legs defensively. However, like other sawflies, this species does not possess a sting. [4] The fly Opheltes glaucopterus is a parasite of the prepupae stage of this sawfly. [5]
This species was originally described as Cimbex americana by William Elford Leach, who treated the genus as feminine. However, Cimbex comes from a masculine Greek noun, [6] and the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature thus requires masculine species. [7] Thus, its correct name is Cimbex americanus. [8]
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