Biology:Pristiphora
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Short description: Genus of sawflies
| Pristiphora | |
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| Adult mountain ash sawfly, Pristiphora geniculata (Hartig) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Symphyta |
| Family: | Tenthredinidae |
| Tribe: | Nematini |
| Genus: | Pristiphora Latreille, 1810 |
| Type species | |
| Pteronus testaceus Jurine, 1807
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| Diversity | |
| at least 130 species | |
Pristiphora is a genus of sawfly in the family Tenthredinidae. Some of its species, such as the larch sawfly Pristiphora erichsonii, eat the leaves of economically valuable trees and shrubs, and can be serious pests.[1]
See also
- List of Pristiphora species
References
- ↑ Goulet, Henri (1992), The Insects and Arachnids of Canada, Part 20: The Genera and Subgenera of Sawflies of Canada and Alaska: Hymenoptera: Symphyta, Ottawa, ON: Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, pp. 1–235, ISBN 0-660-14249-X
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q14452977 entry
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