Cephus Explained

Cephus is a genus of sawflies belonging to the family Cephidae.^[1]

The genus was first described by Latreille in 1802.

The species of this genus are found in Europe and North America.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Cephus:

• Cephus berytensis (Pic, 1916)
• Cephus brachycercus Thomson, 1871
• Cephus cinctus Norton
• Cephus citriniventris Pic, 1917
• Cephus daghestanicus (Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1931)
• Cephus excisus (Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1931)
• Cephus fumipennis Eversmann, 1847
• Cephus gaullei Konow, 1896
• Cephus gracilicornis Konow, 1896
• Cephus gracilis Costa, 1860
• Cephus infuscatus Thomson, 1871
• Cephus lateralis Konow, 1894
• Cephus luteonotatus Pic, 1918
• Cephus maroccanus Lacourt, 1995
• Cephus nigricarpus André, 1881
• Cephus nigrinus Thomson, 1871
• Cephus notatus Kokujev, 1910
• Cephus obscuriventris Pic, 1918
• Cephus parvus (Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1931)
• Cephus politissimus Costa, 1888
• Cephus pseudopilosulus Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1926
• Cephus pulcher Tischbein, 1852
• Cephus pygmeus (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Cephus rjabovi Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1926
• Cephus runcator Konow, 1896
• Cephus sareptanus Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1928
• Cephus spinipes (Panzer, 1800)
• Cephus zahaikevitshi (Ermolenko, 1971)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cephus Latreille, 1802 . www.gbif.org . 19 February 2021 . en.