Xyela cheloma is a species of sawfly in the genus Xyela that is endemic to North America. It can be found in Idaho, Nevada, British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. The host for the larvae is Pinus ponderosa (Pondersoa pine).[1]

Xyela cheloma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Xyelidae
Genus: Xyela
Species:
X. cheloma
Binomial name
Xyela cheloma
Burdick, 1961

References

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  1. ^ Smith, David R. (1979). "Xyelidae". Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico – Vol. 1 – Symphyta and Apocrita (Parasitica). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 8.