Tenthredo Linnaeus, 1758
(a genus of sawflies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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ID refs
Tenthredo amoena
a sawfly
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 		Species 3 images
Tenthredo arcuata
a sawfly
Male (Click to open)
 		Species 4 images
Tenthredo brevicornis
a sawfly
Female (Click to open)
 		Species 23 images
Tenthredo colon s.l.
a sawfly
Female (Click to open)
 		Species sensu lato 4 images 1 ident. refs
Tenthredo mesomela
a sawfly
Female (Click to open)
 		Species 38 images
Tenthredo notha
a sawfly
Male (Click to open)Female (Click to open)
 		Species 14 images
Tenthredo omissa
a sawfly
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 		Species 20 images
Tenthredo scrophulariae
a sawfly
Male (Click to open)Female (Click to open)
 		Species 15 images
Tenthredo semicolon
a sawfly
Species 2 ident. refs
Tenthredo temula
a sawfly
Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)
 		Species 5 images
Tenthredo thompsoni
a sawfly
Male (Click to open)
 		Species 18 images
[Tenthredo arcuata agg.]
a group of sawflies
Informal 2 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Fekete, K. Beginner’s guide to identifying British Tenthredo
Taeger, A. 1988 Dritter Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Blattwespengattung Tenthredo L. (Hymenoptera: Symphyta: Tenthredinidae) Beiträge zur Entomologie Vol 38 (2): 337-359.

Tenthredo S.S.

Taeger, A. 1985 Zur Systematik der Blattwespengattung Tenthredo (s. str.) L. (Hymenoptera, Symphyta, Tenthredinidae) Entomologische Abhandlungen Vol 48: 83-148.

Tenthredo (a genus of sawflies) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Tenthredo (a genus of sawflies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 73 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Tenthredo (a genus of sawflies)
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