''Aproceros'' is a genus of
insect
Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs ...
s in the family
Argidae
Argidae 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, though very few attain pest status.
The ...
. 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
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Aproceros'':
* ''
Aproceros antennatus''
Togashi, 1998
* ''
Aproceros distinctus''
Wei, 1998
* ''
Aproceros hakusanus''
Togashi, 1962
* ''
Aproceros leucopoda''
Takeuchi, 1939 - elm zigzag sawfly
* ''
Aproceros maculatus''
Wei, 1998
* ''
Aproceros mikagei''
Togashi, 2003
* ''
Aproceros okutanii''
Togashi, 1968
* ''
Aproceros pallidicornis''
(Mocsáry, 1909)
References
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Argidae
Sawfly genera