Nematus
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Adult willow sawfly, Nematus oligospilus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Suborder: | Symphyta |
Family: | Tenthredinidae |
Subfamily: | Nematinae |
Genus: | Nematus |
Nematus is a genus of sawfly in the family Tenthredinidae. Some of its species, including Nematus leucotrochus, and Nematus ribesii, eat the leaves of fruit bushes and trees, and can be serious pests.[1]
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- Larvae
Nematus leucotrochus, pale-spotted gooseberry sawfly
Nematus ribesii, common gooseberry sawfly
Nematus miliaris
- Adult
See also[]
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References[]
- ^ Alford, David V. (2014), Pests of Fruit Crops: a Colour Handbook (2nd ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 394–397, ISBN 978-1-4822-5420-4
Categories:
- Tenthredinidae
- Agricultural pest insects
- Sawfly genera
- Hymenoptera stubs