Aneugmenus padi

Aneugmenus padi is a species of sawfly (order Hymenoptera, family Tenthredinidae).[1]

Aneugmenus padi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Suborder:
Symphyta
Superfamily:
Tenthredinoidea
Family:
Tenthredinidae
Genus:
Aneugmenus
Species:
A. padi
Binomial name
Aneugmenus padi
(Linnaeus, 1761)
Synonyms
  • Tenthredo padi Linnaeus, 1761
  • Tenthredo stramineipes Klug, 1816

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in most of Europe,[2] North Africa, Asia Minor and Transcaucasia. It has been introduced in western North America, in the northern coastal areas.[3] These sawflies mainly inhabit low-growing vegetation on spruce forest edge.[4]

Description

Aneugmenus padi can reach a length of 5–8 millimetres (0.20–0.31 in).[4] Head, antennae, and abdomen are entirely black, while legs are yellow, with infuscate tarsi at their apices. Thorax is black, with white tegula. Wings are lightly infuscate.[3][5]

Biology

Adults can be found from May to September, while larvae are present from Spring to October.[4] The main host plants of the oligophagous larvae of this species are bracken and other ferns (Pteridium aquilinum,[3] Athyrium filix-femina and Dryopteris filix-mas).[4]

References
  1. Biolib
  2. Fauna europaea
  3. David R. Smith Neararctic sawflies: II. Selandriinae : adults (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)
  4. J.K. Lindsey Commanster
  5. Gengyun Niu, Meicai Wei Key to world species of Aneugmenus in Review of Aneugmenus Hartig (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) with description of a new species from China and a key to world species (excluding Neotropical)


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