Zenarge Explained

Zenarge turneri, also known as the cypress pine sawfly^[1] or callitris sawfly,^[2] is the only recognized species in its family Zenargidae and the genus Zenarge.^[3] It is found in Australia and is known as a pest in New South Wales due to its predation of Callitris and Cupressus folliage.^[4]

Taxonomy

There are currently 2 recognized subspecies:^[5]

• Zenarge turneri turneri Rohwer, 1918 – Generally larger, partially white hind tibiae
• Zenarge turneri ragus Moore, 1962 – Generally smaller, black hind tibiae

Notes and References

1. Web site: Taylor . D. . King . J. . Swift . S. . Hopewell . Gary . Debuse . V. . Roberts . S. . Cotter . D. . January 2005 . The Influence of Forest Management on Sawn Timber Recovery and Value in . November 30, 2023 . ResearchGate.
2. NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (2023). Corang pine (Callitris oblonga subsp. corangensis) 2023 post-fire survey, Corang River. ISBN 978-1-923132-21-4 https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/-/media/OEH/Corporate-Site/Documents/Animals-and-plants/Threatened-species/corang-pine-callitris-oblonga-subsp-corangensis-2023-post-fire-survey-corang-river-230349.pdf
3. Malagón-Aldana . Leonardo A . Smith . David R . Shinohara . Akihiko . Vilhelmsen . Lars . 2021-02-23 . From Arge to Zenarge: adult morphology and phylogenetics of argid sawflies (Hymenoptera: Argidae) . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 194 . 1 . 348 . 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab028 . 0024-4082. free .
4. Smith . David R. . 1992 . A synopsis of the sawflies (Hymenoptera: Symphyta) of America south of the United States: Argidae . Memoirs of the American Entomological Society . 39 . 9.
5. Moore . K. M. . 1962 . Observations on some Australian forest insects. 12. The taxonomy of Zenarge turned Rohwer (1918) (Hymenoptera: Argidae), the cypress pine sawfly. 13. A comparison of the biology of the cypress pine sawfly subspecies . Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales . 87 . 116–124.