Tenthredininae Explained

Tenthredininae is a subfamily of sawflies within the family Tenthredinidae, the largest sawfly family. It consists of 28 genera, including the type genus Tenthredo. It also includes most of the larger and more colourful members of the family.

Distribution

The subfamily is distributed across the Northern Hemisphere and holarctic.

Taxonomy

The subfamily is divided into seven tribes. An eighth tribe, Sioblini, containing Conaspidia and Siobla has been elevated to subfamily status as Sioblinae.

• Cromaphya Rohwer, 1921
• Lagidina Malaise, 1945
• Ussurinus Malaise, 1931
• †Nortonella Rohwer, 1908
• †Sambia Vilhelmsen & Engel, 2012
• †Taeniurites Cockerell, 1917
• †Tenthredoides J. Zhang, 1989

Tribe Beldoneini Wei, 1997

• Beldonea Cameron, 1899

Tribe Macrophyini Benson, 1946

• Deda Gibson, 1980
• Macrophya Dahlbom, 1835
• Pachyprotasis Hartig, 1837

Tribe Neocolochelynini Wei & Nie, 1998

• Colochela Malaise,1937
• Colochelyna Konow, 1898
• Neocolochelyna Malaise, 1937
• Neocorymbas Saini et al., 1985

Tribe Perineurini Rohwer, 1911

• Leucopelmonus MacGillivray, 1916
• Perineura Rohwer, 1911

Tribe Sciapterygini Benson, 1946

• Filacus Smith & Gibson, 1984
• Sciapteryx Stephens, 1835
• Tianmuthredo Wei, 1997
• Zaschizonyx Ashmead, 1898
• †Renothredo Wei, 1998

• Lagium Konow, 1904
• Rhogogaster Konow, 1884
• Tenthredo Linnaeus, 1758
• Tyloceridius Malaise, 1945

Tribe Tenthredopsini Benson, 1946

• Aglaostigma Kirby, 1882
• Tenthredopsis Costa, 1859

External links

• BugGuide: Subfamily Tenthredininae