Biology:Argidae
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Argidae, commonly known as the argid sawflies,[1] is a large family of sawflies, containing some 800 species worldwide, primarily in tropical regions. The larvae are phytophagous, and commonly can be found feeding (and often pupating) in groups, though very few attain pest status.
Description

The family is distinguished from all other Symphyta by the reduction of the antenna to three segments, flagellomeres; the last one is elongated often shaped like a tuning fork in males.
Distribution
Species of this family are mainly found in the Neotropical region and in sub-Saharan Africa; however, this family is globally distributed.[2]
Genera
Argidae contains the following genera, split between its two subfamilies:
- Arginae
- Sterictiphorinae
- Acrogymnia Malaise, 1941
- Acrogymnidea Malaise, 1955
- Adurgoa Malaise, 1937
- Aproceros Malaise, 1931[2][5]
- Aprosthema Konow, 1899[4][2]
- Brachyphatnus Konow, 1906
- Didymia Lepeletier, 1825
- Duckeana Malaise, 1941
- Durgoa Malaise, 1937
- Manaos Rohwer, 1912
- Neoptilia Ashmead, 1898[4]
- Ortasiceros Wei, 1997
- Pseudaprosthema Gussakovskij, 1935
- Ptenus Kirby, 1882[4]
- Ptilia Lepeletier, 1825
- Schizocerella Forsius, 1927[4]
- Sphacophilus Provancher, 1888[4]
- Sterictiphora Billberg, 1820[4]
- Styphelarge Benson, 1938
- Tanymeles Konow, 1906
- Trailia Cameron, 1878
- Trichorhachus Kirby, 1882
- Triptenus Malaise, 1937
- Trochophora Konow, 1905
- Yasumatsua Togashi, 1970
- Zynzus Smith, 1992[4]
- incertae sedis
References
- ↑ "Family Argidae – ENT 425 – General Entomology". https://genent.cals.ncsu.edu/insect-identification/order-hymenoptera/family-argidae/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Family Argidae". 26 September 2020. https://www.sawflies.org.uk/family-argidae/.
- ↑ Whittington, Paul (3 November 2024). "Arginae species identification" (in en-AU). https://southernforestlife.net/notes/2024/11/3/arginae-species-identification.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs nameditp - ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Argidae". https://www.naturespot.org/family/argidae.
- ↑ Baine, Q.; Looney, C.; Monckton, S.K.; Smith, D.R.; Schiff, N.M.; Goulet, H.. "Atomacera | Sawfly GenUS" (in en). https://idtools.org/sawfly/index.cfm?packageID=87&entityID=721.
External links
Data related to Argidae at Wikispecies
Template:Hymenoptera Wikidata ☰ Q1021710 entry
