Diprion similis (Hartig, 1834)
(White Pine Sawfly, Cryptic Pine Combhorn)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDiprion similis (White Pine Sawfly, Cryptic Pine Combhorn)
GenusDiprion (pine sawflies)
SubfamilyDIPRIONINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyDIPRIONIDAE (combhorn 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 Diprion similis (White Pine Sawfly, Cryptic Pine Combhorn) :
1: Diprion similis (White Pine Sawfly, Cryptic Pine Combhorn)
2 Aug 2018 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Female, at night, at MV light sheet
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - fore-parts - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Wings - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 6: Saw - close-up - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 7: Saw - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 8: Saw teeth - microscope low magnification - white background

Diprion similis (White Pine Sawfly, Cryptic Pine Combhorn) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Diprion similis (White Pine Sawfly, Cryptic Pine Combhorn)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Diprion similis (White Pine Sawfly, Cryptic Pine Combhorn)
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