Cimbicidae, the Clubhorn Sawfly, is a family 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 ...

in the order

Hymenoptera Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are parasitic. Females typi ...

. There are more than 20 genera and 200 described species in Cimbicidae. Larvae are solitary

herbivore A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically evolved to feed on plants, especially upon vascular tissues such as foliage, fruits or seeds, as the main component of its diet. These more broadly also encompass animals that eat ...

s. The family is distinctive in having antennae with prominent apical clubs or knobs. The adults of some species can exceed 3 cm in length, and are among the heaviest of all

Genera

These genera belong to the family Cimbicidae: * '' Abia'' * '' Agenocimbex'' * '' Allabia'' * '' Brasilabia'' * '' Cimbex'' * '' Corynis'' * '' Leptocimbex'' * '' Lopesiana'' * '' Odontocimbex'' * '' Pachylosticta'' * ''

Praia Praia (, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.Pseudabia'' * '' Pseudoclavellaria'' * '' Pseudopachylosticta'' * '' Trichiosoma'' * †'' Allenbycimbex'' * †'' Cenocimbex'' * †'' Eopachylosticta'' * †'' Leptostigma'' * †'' Phenacoperga'' * †'' Pseudocimbex'' * †'' Sinocimbex'' * †'' Trichiosomites''

References

External links

* Tenthredinoidea Sawfly families {{sawfly-stub