Cedar Creek
Natural History Area
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Insects of Cedar Creek
Order HYMENOPTERA
Family TENTHREDINIDAE
(Common Sawflies)
Common Sawflies (731 NA spp) with 9-segmented antennae contain the most
species in this Suborder. Most occur in woodlands where they feed on the
foliage of various plants. Numerous Subfamilies and Tribes are recognized.
The Collection contains much undetermined material. Tentative ID's for
Cedar Creek genera include: Allantus, Ametastegia,
Aneugmenus
(ferns), Anoplonyx (tamarack),
Aphilocyctium,
Blennocampa
(aspen),
Caliroa, Dolerus spp (grasses/sedges),
Euura
(willow leaf galls), Fenusa (birch),
Hemitaxonus
(ferns), Hoplocampa (juneberry),
Loderus (grasses/sedges),
Macremphytis,
Macrophya, Messa, Metallus (Rubus leafminer), Menatus, Paracharactus (sedges),
Periclista
(bur oak), Phrontosoma,
Phyllotoma (alder),
Phymatocera
(Smilacina),
Platycampus,
Pontania
(willow stem galls),
Pristiphora spp, Rhogogaster,
Strongylogaster
(ferns), Taxonus (Rubus),
Tenthredo
seven spp, Tethida and
Tomostethus (ash), and
Trichiocampus.
Tentative images of genera belonging to various subfamilies of this
large Family are provided in the following links: Allantinae,
Blennocampinae, Dolerinae,
Heterarthrinae, Nematinae,
Selandrinae, and Tenthredinae.