Pristiphora is a genus of sawfly in the family Tenthredinidae. Some of its species, such as the larch sawfly Pristiphora erichsonii, eat the leaves of economically valuable trees and shrubs, and can be serious pests.[1]
Pristiphora | |
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Adult mountain ash sawfly, Pristiphora geniculata (Hartig) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Suborder: | Symphyta |
Family: | Tenthredinidae |
Tribe: | Nematini |
Genus: | Pristiphora Latreille, 1810 |
Type species | |
Pteronus testaceus Jurine, 1807
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Diversity | |
at least 130 species |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Goulet, Henri (1992), The Insects and Arachnids of Canada, Part 20: The Genera and Subgenera of Sawflies of Canada and Alaska: Hymenoptera: Symphyta, Ottawa, ON: Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, pp. 1–235, ISBN 0-660-14249-X
External links
edit- Media related to Pristiphora at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Pristiphora at Wikispecies