Nematus

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Nematus
CSIRO ScienceImage 7108 Adult willow sawfly.jpg
Adult willow sawfly, Nematus oligospilus
Scientific classification e
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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  1. ^ 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


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