SAWFLIES – A BEGINNER’S GUIDE
Andrew Halstead
Rhogogaster viridis
Diprion pini larvae
HYMENOPTERA: SUBORDER SYMPHYTA
FAMILIES Number of British/Irish spp
Cephidae 11
Pamphiliidae 20
Siricidae 6
Argidae 19
Blasticotomidae 1
Cimbicidae 15
Diprionidae 9
Heptamelidae 2
Tenthredinidae 439
Xiphydriidae 3
Xyelidae 3
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Total 528
Cephidae – stem sawflies
Cephus pygmeus Calameuta filiformis Phylloecus linearis
Pamphiliidae
Pamphilius varius
Larval leaf roll
Siricidae - woodwasps
Sirex noctilio
Urocerus gigas
Argidae
Arge cyanocrocea Arge ustulata
Blasticotomidae
Blasticotoma filiceti
Froth ball on Dryopteris fern stem
caused by the stem -boring larva
Cimbicidae
Abia sericea
Trichiosoma lucorum Cimbex femoratus
Diprionidae – conifer sawflies
Diprion pini
Male top, female bottom
Neodiprion sertifer
Female top, male bottom
Gilpinia hercyniae
Female
Tenthredinidae
Dolerus niger Athalia rosae Strongylogaster multifasciata
Allantus cinctus Eutomostethus ephippium
