- Argidae
Taxobox
name = Argidae
image_caption = "Arge humeralis"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Hymenoptera
subordo =Symphyta
superfamilia =Tenthredinoidea
familia = Argidae
subdivision_ranks = Subfamilies
subdivision =Arginae Atomacerinae Erigleninae Sterictiphorinae Argidae is a large family of
sawflies , containing some 800 species worldwide, primarily in tropical regions. The larvae are phytophagous, and commonly can be found feeding (and often pupating) in groups, though very few attain pest status.The family is distinguished from all other
Symphyta by the reduction of the antenna to a single elongatedflagellomere , which is often shaped like atuning fork in males.
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