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Heptamelus

Heptamelus is a genus of sawflies belonging to the family Tenthredinidae.

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Heptamelus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Symphyta
Family: Tenthredinidae
Genus: Heptamelus
Haliday, 1855

Heptamelus is a genus of sawflies belonging to the family Tenthredinidae.1

The species of this genus are found in Europe and Japan.1 Larvae feed within the petioles of ferns.2

Species:

  • Heptamelus dahlbomi (Thomson, 1870)1
  • Heptamelus ochroleucus (Stephens, 1835)1
References

References

  1. "Heptamelus Haliday, 1855". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  2. Vikberg, Veli; Liston, Andrew D. "Taxonomy and biology of European Heptamelini (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae, Selandriinae)". Zootaxa. Zenodo. doi:10.5281/ZENODO.187915. Retrieved 2024-10-16.