BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
SYMPHYTA (sawflies)
| Lab. techniques | The saw is often needed to confirm identification of female sawflies. As it becomes quite brittle when dry it is best everted when fresh. This can be quite tricky. The specimen should be temporarily pinned on its back and the saw can then be rotated upwards by 90° from between the two valves of the saw sheath. A mounted micropin (perhaps with a hooked tip) and/or very fine forceps are needed. Once it pops out it can be encouraged to stay by gently pressing at the base (in the crook of the "elbow"). The specimen can then be pinned in the normal orientation and left to dry with the saw pressing gently against the plastazote. |
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symphyta | Female imago | 28 May 2008 | South-west Yorkshire | England | 6 | 3 |
| Symphyta | Larva | 18 July 2007 | Merioneth | Wales | 7 | |
| Symphyta | larva | 25 May 2006 | Berks | England | 8 | |
| Symphyta | Larva, prepupa | 2 October 2005 | Berks | England | 3 | |
| Symphyta | Prepupa, male imago | 1 October 2005 | Berks | England | 3 | 15 |
| Symphyta | larva | 28 September 2005 | Berks | England | 1 | |
| Symphyta | Female imago | 19 June 2005 | Berks | England | 4 | |
| Symphyta | Female imago | 3 June 2005 | Berks | England | 1 | |
| Symphyta | Male imago | 28 May 2005 | Berks | England | 3 |
Subtaxa
| Rank | Taxon |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superfamily | CEPHOIDEA (a superfamily of sawflies) | 11 | 1 | 30 | |||
| Superfamily | MEGALODONTOIDEA (a superfamily of sawflies) | 22 | 11 | 1 | 35 | ||
| Superfamily | ORUSSOIDEA (a superfamily of sawflies) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Superfamily | SIRICOIDEA (woodwasps) | 7 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 18 | |
| Superfamily | TENTHREDINOIDEA (a superfamily of sawflies) | 406 | 206 | 182 | 3 | 21 | 950 |
| Superfamily | XYELOIDEA (a superfamily of sawflies) | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Suggested Literature
Identification Works
| British Galls: http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/british_galls/join (Galls and gall formers) | E-forum |
| British Leafminers (Leaf miners) | Journal |
| Sawflies discussion group: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/sawfly/join | E-forum |
| Benson, R.B., 1952 | Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b) |
| Berland, L., 1947 | Hyménoptères Tenthredoïdes |
| Sheppard, D.A., 1996 | Introduction to Sawflies (Draft) |
| Wright, A., 1990 | British Sawflies: a key to the adults of genera occurring in Britain |
General Works
| British Plant Gall Society: http://www.british-galls.org.uk (Galls and gall formers) | Web Site/Page |
| UK Leafminers discussion group: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ukleafminers/join (Leaf-miners) | E-forum |
| ECatSym: Elektronischer Katalog der Symphyta (Insecta, Hymenoptera) der Welt.: http://www.zalf.de/home_zalf/institute/dei/php_e/ecatsym/index.html | Web Site/Page |
SYMPHYTA may also be covered by literature listed under:
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BIOTA (living things) |
Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
ANIMALIA (animals) |
ARTHROPODA (arthropods) |
HEXAPODA (hexapods) |
INSECTA (insects) |
HYMENOPTERA (bees, wasps, ants, sawflies and parasitoid wasps) |
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
SYMPHYTA is associated with:
There may be taxa associated with Symphyta listed at higher taxonomic level
|
HYMENOPTERA (bees, wasps, ants, sawflies and parasitoid wasps) |
Associated with SYMPHYTA:
| cocoon | cocoon is endoparasitoid host of larva | Cleptes nitidulus - a rubytail wasp (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) | 
|
Macdonald, M.A., in prep. | |
| larva | larva is endoparasitoid host of larva | Blondelia nigripes - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) | 
|
Belshaw, R., 1993 [(more rarely)] | |
 |
larva | larva is endoparasitoid host of larva | Compsilura concinnata - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) | Belshaw, R., 1993 | |
|
larva | larva is endoparasitoid host of larva | Phryxe nemea - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) |
|
Belshaw, R., 1993 |
| larva | larva may be infected by | Conidiobolus tenthredinis - an entomophagous fungus (Entomophthorales: Ancylistaceae) | Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982 | ||
| pupa | pupa is endoparasitoid host of larva | Cleptes semiauratus - a rubytail wasp (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) |
|
Macdonald, M.A., in prep. |
Symphyta may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
|
ANIMALIA (animals) |
INSECTA (insects) |
HYMENOPTERA (bees, wasps, ants, sawflies and parasitoid wasps) |
References
| Belshaw, R., 1993 | Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae) |
| Macdonald, M.A., in prep. | Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates |
| Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982 | Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu lato |
