Family of sawflies
Argidae , commonly known as theargid sawflies ,[ 2] sawflies , containing some 800 species worldwide, primarily in tropical regions. The larvae arephytophagous , and commonly can be found feeding (and often pupating) in groups, though very few attain pest status.
Large rose sawfly , a horticultural pestThe family is distinguished from all otherSymphyta by the reduction of theantenna to three segments,flagellomeres ; the last one is elongated often shaped like atuning fork in males.
Species of this family are mainly found in theNeotropical region and insub-Saharan Africa ; however, this family is globally distributed.[ 3]
Argidae contains the following genera, split between its two subfamilies:
Arginae Antargidium Morice, 1919 [ 4] Arge Schrank, 1802 [ 3] [ 5] [ 6] Asiarge Gussakovskii, 1935 Brevisceniana Wei, 2005 Kokujewia Konow, 1902 †Mioarge Nel, 2004 Pseudarge Gussakovskij, 1935 Scobina Lepeletier & Serville, 1828 Sjoestedtia Konow, 1907 Spinarge Wei, 1998 Triarge Forsius, 1931 Zhuhongfuna Sterictiphorinae Acrogymnia Malaise, 1941 Acrogymnidea Malaise, 1955 Adurgoa Malaise, 1937 Aproceros Malaise, 1931 [ 3] [ 6] Aprosthema Konow, 1899 [ 5] [ 3] Brachyphatnus Konow, 1906 Didymia Lepeletier, 1825 Duckeana Malaise, 1941 Durgoa Malaise, 1937 Manaos Rohwer, 1912 Neoptilia Ashmead, 1898 [ 5] Ortasiceros Wei, 1997 Pseudaprosthema Gussakovskij, 1935 Ptenus Kirby, 1882 [ 5] Ptilia Lepeletier, 1825 Schizocerella Forsius, 1927 [ 5] Sphacophilus Provancher, 1888 [ 5] Sterictiphora Billberg, 1820 [ 5] Styphelarge Benson, 1938 Tanymeles Konow, 1906 Trailia Cameron, 1878 Trichorhachus Kirby, 1882 Triptenus Malaise, 1937 Trochophora Konow, 1905 Yasumatsua Togashi, 1970 Zynzus Smith, 1992 [ 5] incertae sedis ^ Malagón-Aldana, L.A.; Smith, D.R.; Shinohara, A.; Vilhelmsen, L. (2021). "FromArge toZenarge : adult morphology and phylogenetics of argid sawflies (Hymenoptera: Argidae)".Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 193 (3):880– 938.doi :10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa170 . (Erratum: doi :10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab028 ) ^ "Family Argidae – ENT 425 – General Entomology" .NC State Agriculture and Life Sciences . Retrieved31 May 2025 .^a b c d "FamilyArgidae " .The Sawflies (Symphyta) of Great Britain and Ireland . 26 September 2020. Retrieved31 May 2025 .^ Whittington, Paul (3 November 2024)."Arginae species identification" .Life in a Southern Forest . Retrieved31 May 2025 . ^a b c d e f g h i Cite error: The named referenceitp was invoked but never defined (see thehelp page ). ^a b "Argidae" .NatureSpot . Retrieved31 May 2025 .^ Baine, Q.; Looney, C.; Monckton, S.K.; Smith, D.R.; Schiff, N.M.; Goulet, H."Atomacera | Sawfly GenUS" .Identification Technology Program . Retrieved31 May 2025 . Argidae at Wikimedia CommonsArgidae at Wikispecies
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