''Aproceros'' is a genus of
insect
Insects (from Latin ') are Hexapoda, hexapod invertebrates of the class (biology), class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (Insect morphology#Head, head, ...
s in the family
Argidae
Argidae, commonly known as the argid sawflies, is a large family of sawflies, containing some 800 species worldwide, primarily in tropical regions. The larvae are phytophagous, and commonly can be found feeding (and often pupating) in groups, tho ...
. Species of this genus are native to eastern Asia with one species, the elm zigzag sawfly (''Aproceros leucopoda''), that has been introduced to Europe and North America.
Species
There are 10 recognized species within the genus ''Aproceros'':
* ''
Aproceros pallidicornis''
(Mocsáry, 1909) – ''Aprosthema pallidicornis'' (original designation)
:* Formally known as ''Aproceros umbricola''
Malaise, 1931
* ''
Aproceros leucopoda''
Takeuchi, 1939 – elm zigzag sawfly
* ''
Aproceros hakusanus''
Togashi, 1962
* ''
Aproceros okutanii''
Togashi, 1968
* ''
Aproceros sikkimensis''
Saini & Thind, 1992
* ''
Aproceros scutellis''
Wei, 1998
* ''
Aproceros distinctus''
Wei, 1998
* ''
Aproceros maculatus''
Wei, 1998
* ''
Aproceros antennatus''
Togashi, 1998
* ''
Aproceros mikagei''
Togashi, 2003
References
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Argidae
Sawfly genera