Biology:Abia (sawfly)

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Short description: Genus of sawflies


Abia
Abia sericea 1.jpg
Abia sericea
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Abia

Leach, 1817
Synonyms
  • Zaraea Leach, 1817
  • Aenoabia Kangas, 1946
  • Procimbex Hong, 1983

Abia is a genus of sawflies belonging to the family Cimbicidae. This genus includes several stout sawflies commonly encountered in Europe. Several species in the genus were formerly classified under the genus Zaraea, but this name is now treated as a synonym, as it is not monophyletic.[1]

Selected species

  • Abia aenea
  • Abia antennata
  • Abia aurulenta
  • Abia candens
  • Abia fasciata
  • Abia fulgens
  • Abia hungarica
  • Abia lonicerae
  • Abia mutica
  • Abia nitens
  • Abia sericea
  • Abia spissicornis

References

  1. Liston, A.D. et al. (2014) Taxonomy, phylogeny and host plants of some Abia sawflies (Hymenoptera, Cimbicidae). Zootaxa 3821, 125–132. ISSN 1175-5334.

*Fauna Europaea

Wikidata ☰ Q4033166 entry