Tenthredo

{{Short description|Genus of sawflies}}

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| image_caption = Tenthredo arcuata

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| taxon = Tenthredo

| authority = Linnaeus, 1758

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| subdivision_ranks = Species

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Tenthredo (from the Greek {{lang|grc|τενθρηδών}} tenthrēdōn "earth nesting wasp"){{LSJ|tenqrhdw/n|τενθρηδών|ref}}. is a genus of sawflies with more than 700 species of the family Tenthredinidae, subfamily Tenthredininae. It is of Holarctic distribution.

Description

Species of this genus are easily recognisable by their wasplike appearance although lacking the thin 'waist' of a true wasp. They have long antennæ. The fore wings of these sawflies have a lance-shaped cell with a straight cross-nervure. Larvae feed on a very wide variety of plants, each species is often restricted to one host; adults prey on flies and other insects in flowers.

List of species

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References

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  • [https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id63686/ Biolib]
  • [https://bugguide.net/node/view/33234 Bugguide.net. Genus Tenthredo]

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Category:Sawfly genera

Category:Tenthredinidae