Taxonus Explained

Taxonus is a genus of common sawflies in the family Tenthredinidae. There are about 8 described species in Taxonus.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

• Taxonus borealis MacGillivray, 1895
• Taxonus epicera (Say, 1836)
• Taxonus pallicoxus (Provancher, 1885)
• Taxonus pallidicornis (Norton, 1868)
• Taxonus pallipes
• Taxonus rufocinctus Norton, 1860
• Taxonus spiculatus MacGillivray, 1908
• Taxonus terminalis (Say, 1824)

Further reading

• Book: Ross H. Arnett. 30 July 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 978-0-8493-0212-1.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Taxonus Genus Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-04.
2. Sharkey M.J. (2007). Phylogeny and Classification of Hymenoptera.
3. "Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Hymenoptera", Sharkey M.J., Carpenter J.M., Vilhelmsen L., et al. 2012. Cladistics 28(1): 80-112.