Tenthredinoidea

The Tenthredinoidea are the dominant superfamily of sawflies within the Symphyta, containing some 8,400 species worldwide, primarily in the family Tenthredinidae. All known larvae are phytophagous, and a number are considered pests.

Tenthredinoidea Temporal range: Cretaceous-Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Tenthredo mesomela
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Suborder:	Symphyta
Superfamily:	Tenthredinoidea Latreille, 1803
Type genus
Tenthredo Linnaeus, 1758
Families
Argidae Konow, 1890 Blasticotomidae Thomson, 1871 Cimbicidae W. Kirby, 1837 Diprionidae Rohwer, 1910 † Electrotomidae Rasnitsyn, 1977 Pergidae Rohwer, 1911 Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1803 † Xyelotomidae Rasnitsyn, 1968 Zenargidae Rohwer, 1918[1]

The included extant families share the distinctive features of a medially narrowed pronotum, paired protibial spurs, and the loss of the transverse mesonotal groove. The superfamily also includes two extinct families.^[2] Meicai and Haiyan (1998) identified 66 extant tribes and 17 subfamilies.^[3]

Taxonomy

Families

• Argidae Konow, 1890 (58 genera, 897 spp.)
• Blasticotomidae Thomson, 1871 (3 genera, 13 spp.)
• Cimbicidae W. Kirby, 1837 (16 genera, 182 spp.)
• Diprionidae Rohwer, 1910 (11 genera, 136 spp.)
• Pergidae Rohwer, 1911 (60 genera, 442 spp.)
• Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1803 (430 genera, 7,500 spp.)
• Zenargidae Rohwer, 1918^[1] (1 genus, 1 sp.)