Tenthredininae is a

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of sawflies within the family

Tenthredinidae Tenthredinidae is the largest family of sawflies, with well over 7,500 species worldwide, divided into 430 genera. Larvae are herbivores and typically feed on the foliage of trees and shrubs, with occasional exceptions that are leaf miners, stem ...

, the largest sawfly family. It consists of 28 genera, including the type genus ''

Tenthredo ''Tenthredo'' (from the Greek ''tenthrēdōn'' "earth nesting wasp") is a genus of sawflies with more than 700 species of the family Tenthredinidae, subfamily Tenthredininae. It is of Holarctic distribution. Description Species of this genus a ...

''. It also includes most of the larger and more colourful members of the family.

Distribution

The subfamily is distributed across the

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and

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Taxonomy

The subfamily is divided into seven

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. An eighth tribe, Sioblini, containing '' Conaspidia'' and '' Siobla'' has been elevated to subfamily status as Sioblinae. * '' Cromaphya'' Rohwer, 1921 * '' Lagidina'' Malaise, 1945 * '' Ussurinus'' Malaise, 1931 * †'' Nortonella'' Rohwer, 1908 * †''

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'' Vilhelmsen & Engel, 2012 * †'' Taeniurites'' Cockerell, 1917 * †'' Tenthredoides'' J. Zhang, 1989

Tribe Beldoneini Wei, 1997

* '' Beldonea'' Cameron, 1899

Tribe Macrophyini Benson, 1946

* '' Deda'' Gibson, 1980 * '' Macrophya'' Dahlbom, 1835 * '' Pachyprotasis'' Hartig, 1837

Tribe Neocolochelynini Wei & Nie, 1998

* '' Colochela'' Malaise,1937 * '' Colochelyna'' Konow, 1898 * '' Neocolochelyna'' Malaise, 1937 * '' Neocorymbas'' Saini et al., 1985

Tribe Perineurini Rohwer, 1911

* '' Leucopelmonus'' MacGillivray, 1916 * ''

Perineura ''Perineura'' is a genus of sawflies belonging to the family Tenthredinidae Tenthredinidae is the largest family of sawflies, with well over 7,500 species worldwide, divided into 430 genera. Larvae are herbivores and typically feed on the fol ...

'' Rohwer, 1911

Tribe Sciapterygini Benson, 1946

* '' Filacus'' Smith & Gibson, 1984 * '' Sciapteryx'' Stephens, 1835 * '' Tianmuthredo'' Wei, 1997 * '' Zaschizonyx'' Ashmead, 1898 * †'' Renothredo'' Wei, 1998

Tribe
Tenthredinini Tenthredinini are a tribe of sawflies (Hymenoptera), including the family genus ''Tenthredo''. Genera include: * '' Lagium'' Konow, 1904 * '' Rhogogaster'' Konow, 1884 * ''Tenthredo'' Linnaeus, 1758 Events January–March * Ja ...
Latreille, 1802

* '' Lagium'' Konow, 1904 * ''

Rhogogaster ''Rhogogaster'' is a genus of sawflies in the family Tenthredinidae Tenthredinidae is the largest family of sawflies, with well over 7,500 species worldwide, divided into 430 genera. Larvae are herbivores and typically feed on the foliage of ...

'' Konow, 1884 * ''

'' Linnaeus, 1758 * '' Tyloceridius'' Malaise, 1945

Tribe Tenthredopsini Benson, 1946

* '' Aglaostigma'' Kirby, 1882 * '' Tenthredopsis'' Costa, 1859

References

External links

BugGuide: Subfamily Tenthredininae
Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera subfamilies {{Sawfly-stub