Pristiphora
Genus of sawflies From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pristiphora is a genus of sawfly in the family Tenthredinidae. Some of its species, such as the larch sawfly Pristiphora erichsonii, eat the leaves of economically valuable trees and shrubs, and can be serious pests.[1]
| Pristiphora | |
|---|---|
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| Adult mountain ash sawfly, Pristiphora geniculata (Hartig) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Symphyta |
| Family: | Tenthredinidae |
| Tribe: | Nematini |
| Genus: | Pristiphora Latreille, 1810 |
| Type species | |
| Pteronus testaceus Jurine, 1807 | |
| Diversity | |
| at least 130 species | |
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