''Tomostethus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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 ...
. It includes the species ''
Tomostethus multicinctus'', ''
Tomostethus nigritus'', and others. It was first described in 1886.
References
Sawfly genera
Tenthredinidae
Taxa named by Friedrich Wilhelm Konow
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