Tenthredinidae

Encyclopedia : T : TE : TEN : Tenthredinidae

The Tenthredinidae is the largest family of sawflies, with well over 6000 species worldwide. Larvae are typically herbivores, with occasional exceptions that are leaf miners, stem borers, or gall makers.

The family has no easily-seen diagnostic features, though the combination of 5-9 antennal flagellomeres plus a clear separation of the first abdominal tergum from the metapleuron can reliably separate them.

From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.