''Monoctenus'' is a genus of
sawflies
Sawflies are wasp-like insects that are in the suborder Symphyta within the order Hymenoptera, alongside ants, bees, and wasps. The common name comes from the saw-like appearance of the ovipositor, which the females use to cut into the plant ...
belonging to the family
Diprionidae
The Diprionidae are a small family of conifer-feeding sawflies (thus the common name conifer sawflies, though other Symphyta
Sawflies are wasp-like insects that are in the suborder Symphyta within the order Hymenoptera, alongside ants, bee ...
.
The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America.
Species:
* ''
Monoctenus juniperi'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''
Monoctenus obscuratus'' (Hartig, 1837)
References
Diprionidae
Sawfly genera
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