Tenthredo mesomela Linnaeus, 1758
(a sawfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTenthredo mesomela (a sawfly)
GenusTenthredo (a genus of sawflies)
TribeTenthredinini (a tribe of hymenopterans)
SubfamilyTENTHREDININAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyTENTHREDINIDAE (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 Tenthredo mesomela (a sawfly) :
1: Tenthredo mesomela (a sawfly)
21 Jun 2015 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, visiting Hogweed
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings apart - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head - anterior view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Tenthredo mesomela (a sawfly)
6 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - wings apartImage 2: Male - dorsal view - wings togetherImage 3: Male - dorsal view - wings togtherImage 4: Male - lateral viewImage 5: Male - ventral view
3: Tenthredo mesomela (a sawfly)
30 May 1998 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Male - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - lateral viewImage 3: Male - lateral view (2)Image 4: Male - ventral view
4: Tenthredo mesomela (a sawfly)
15 May 1998 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - wings apartImage 2: Male - dorsal view - wings togetherImage 3: Male genitaliaImage 4: Male - head - anterior viewImage 5: Male - lateral viewImage 6: Male - ventral view
5: Tenthredo mesomela (a sawfly)
14 May 1998 OSGR: SU88 51° 30’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Male - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - face and mouthpartsImage 3: Male genitaliaImage 4: Male genitalia (2)Image 5: Male - lateral viewImage 6: Male - ventral view
6: Tenthredo mesomela (a sawfly)
18 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Female - dorsal viewImage 2: Female - lateral viewImage 3: Female - ventral view
7: Tenthredo mesomela (a sawfly)
14 Jun 1997 OSGR: SP61 51° 50’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Female - abdomen - latero-ventral viewImage 2: Female - dorsal viewImage 3: Female - lateral view
8: Tenthredo mesomela (a sawfly)
10 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU47 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at Hogweed flowers
Image 1: Female - dorsal viewImage 2: Female - ventral view
9: Tenthredo mesomela (a sawfly)
3 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
dusk
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - wings apartImage 2: Male - ventral view
10: Tenthredo mesomela (a sawfly)
25 May 1997 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Male - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - ventro-lateral view

Tenthredo mesomela (a sawfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Tenthredo mesomela (a sawfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Tenthredo mesomela (a sawfly)
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