Zenarge
| Zenarge | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Symphyta |
| Superfamily: | Tenthredinoidea |
| Family: | Zenargidae |
| Genus: | Zenarge Rohwer, 1918 |
| Species: | Z. turneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Zenarge turneri Rohwer, 1918 | |
Zenarge turneri, also known as the cypress pine sawfly[1] or callitris sawfly,[2] is the only recognized species in its family Zenargidae and the genus Zenarge.[3] It is found in Australia and is known as a pest in New South Wales due to its predation of Callitris and Cupressus folliage.[1][4]
Taxonomy
There are currently 2 recognized subspecies:[5]
- Zenarge turneri turneri Rohwer, 1918 – Generally larger, partially white hind tibiae
- Zenarge turneri ragus Moore, 1962 – Generally smaller, black hind tibiae
References
- ^ a b Taylor, D.; King, J.; Swift, S.; Hopewell, Gary; Debuse, V.; Roberts, S.; Cotter, D. (January 2005). "The Influence of Forest Management on Sawn Timber Recovery and Value in". ResearchGate. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (2023). Corang pine (Callitris oblonga subsp. corangensis) 2023 post-fire survey, Corang River. ISBN 978-1-923132-21-4 https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/-/media/OEH/Corporate-Site/Documents/Animals-and-plants/Threatened-species/corang-pine-callitris-oblonga-subsp-corangensis-2023-post-fire-survey-corang-river-230349.pdf
- ^ Malagón-Aldana, Leonardo A; Smith, David R; Shinohara, Akihiko; Vilhelmsen, Lars (2021-02-23). "From Arge to Zenarge: adult morphology and phylogenetics of argid sawflies (Hymenoptera: Argidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 194 (1): 348. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab028. ISSN 0024-4082.
- ^ Smith, David R. (1992). "A synopsis of the sawflies (Hymenoptera: Symphyta) of America south of the United States: Argidae". Memoirs of the American Entomological Society. 39: 9.
- ^ Moore, K. M. (1962). "Observations on some Australian forest insects. 12. The taxonomy of Zenarge turned Rohwer (1918) (Hymenoptera: Argidae), the cypress pine sawfly. 13. A comparison of the biology of the cypress pine sawfly subspecies" (PDF). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 87: 116–124.