Arge berberidis Schrank, 1802
(Barberry Sawfly, Barberry Fusehorn)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesArge berberidis (Barberry Sawfly, Barberry Fusehorn)
GenusArge (a genus of sawflies)
SubfamilyARGINAE (fusehorn and twinhorn sawflies)
FamilyARGIDAE (a family of sawflies)
SuperfamilyTENTHREDINOIDEA (a superfamily of sawflies)
SuborderSYMPHYTA (sawflies)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Arge berberidis (Barberry Sawfly, Barberry Fusehorn) :
1: Arge berberidis (Barberry Sawfly, Barberry Fusehorn)
19 Apr 2007 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, visiting Alexanders umbel
Image 1: Female - anterior view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Female - anterior view - highly enlargedImage 3: Female - antero-dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 6: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 7: Female - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 8: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 9: Female - dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 10: Female - dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 11: Female - dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 12: Female - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 13: Female - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 14: Female - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 15: Female - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 16: Female - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (4)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Halstead, A.J. 2004 Berberis Sawfly, Arge berberidis Schrank (Hymenoptera: Argidae), a pest new to Britain Br. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 17(3): 131-135.
Knight, G. 2006 Recent additions to the British sawfly list Sawfly Study Group Newsletter Vol 1: 2-6.

Arge berberidis (Barberry Sawfly, Barberry Fusehorn) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Arge berberidis (Barberry Sawfly, Barberry Fusehorn)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Arge berberidis (Barberry Sawfly, Barberry Fusehorn)
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