Tenthredinoidea

The Tenthredinoidea are the dominant superfamily of sawflies within the Symphyta, containing some 8,400 species worldwide, primarily in the family Tenthredinidae. All known larvae are phytophagous, and a number are considered pests.

Tenthredinoidea Temporal range:
Tenthredo mesomela
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Suborder:	Symphyta
Superfamily:	Tenthredinoidea Latreille, 1803
Type genus
Tenthredo Linnaeus, 1758
Families
Argidae Konow, 1890 Blasticotomidae Thomson, 1871 Cimbicidae W. Kirby, 1837 Diprionidae Rohwer, 1910 † Electrotomidae Rasnitsyn, 1977 Pergidae Rohwer, 1911 Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1803 † Xyelotomidae Rasnitsyn, 1968 Zenargidae Rohwer, 1918

The included extant families share the distinctive features of a medially narrowed pronotum, paired protibial spurs, and the loss of the transverse mesonotal groove. The superfamily also includes two extinct families. Meicai and Haiyan (1998) identified 66 extant tribes and 17 subfamilies.

Taxonomy

Families

• Argidae Konow, 1890 (58 genera, 897 spp.)
• Blasticotomidae Thomson, 1871 (3 genera, 13 spp.)
• Cimbicidae W. Kirby, 1837 (16 genera, 182 spp.)
• Diprionidae Rohwer, 1910 (11 genera, 136 spp.)
• Pergidae Rohwer, 1911 (60 genera, 442 spp.)
• Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1803 (430 genera, 7,500 spp.)
• Zenargidae Rohwer, 1918 (1 genus, 1 sp.)

Bibliography

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