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Pontania dolichura (Thomson) (a sawfly)

Suggested Literature

Pontania dolichura may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
HYMENOPTERA
(bees, wasps, ants, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
SYMPHYTA
(sawflies)
TENTHREDINOIDEA
(a superfamily of sawflies)
TENTHREDINIDAE
(a family of sawflies)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Pontania dolichura is associated with:

larva Salix arbuscula - Mountain Willow (Salicaceae) larva causes gall of leaf (upperside) UK/Ireland Minor Benson, R.B., 1958 [dark purple or red above, green below, sausage-shaped galls, 2-3/5-13mm, often paired either side of the midrib, project only from upper surfacedark purple or red above, green below, sausage-shaped galls, 2-3/5-13mm, often paired either side of the midrib, project only from upper surface]
larva Salix lanata - Woolly Willow (Salicaceae) larva causes gall of leaf (upperside) UK/Ireland Minor Benson, R.B., 1958 [dark purple or red above, green below, sausage-shaped galls, 2-3/5-13mm, often paired either side of the midrib, project only from upper surface]
larva Salix lapponum - Downy Willow (Salicaceae) larva causes gall of leaf (upperside) UK/Ireland Minor Benson, R.B., 1958 [dark purple or red above, green below, sausage-shaped galls, 2-3/5-13mm, often paired either side of the midrib, project only from upper surface]
larva Salix myrsinifolia - Dark-leaved Willow (Salicaceae) larva causes gall of leaf (upperside) UK/Ireland Major Benson, R.B., 1958 [dark purple or red above, green below, sausage-shaped galls, 2-3/5-13mm, often paired either side of the midrib, project only from upper surface]
larva Salix myrsinites - Whortle-leaved Willow (Salicaceae) larva causes gall of leaf (upperside) UK/Ireland Minor Benson, R.B., 1958 [dark purple or red above, green below, sausage-shaped galls, 2-3/5-13mm, often paired either side of the midrib, project only from upper surface]
larva Salix phylicifolia - Tea-leaved Willow (Salicaceae) larva causes gall of leaf (upperside) UK/Ireland Major Benson, R.B., 1958 [dark purple or red above, green below, sausage-shaped galls, 2-3/5-13mm, often paired either side of the midrib, project only from upper surface]
Photos larva Salix purpurea - Purple Willow (Salicaceae) larva causes gall of leaf (upperside) Foreign Benson, R.B., 1958 [dark purple or red above, green below, sausage-shaped galls, 2-3/5-13mm, often paired either side of the midrib, project only from upper surface]

There may be more taxa associated with Pontania dolichura listed at higher taxonomic level

HYMENOPTERA
(bees, wasps, ants, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
TENTHREDINIDAE
(a family of sawflies)

Associated with Pontania dolichura:

Pontania dolichura may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
HYMENOPTERA
(bees, wasps, ants, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
SYMPHYTA
(sawflies)
TENTHREDINIDAE
(a family of sawflies)
Pontania
(a genus of sawflies)

References

Benson, R.B., 1958 Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c)

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