Zenarge
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Symphyta
Superfamily: Tenthredinoidea
Family: Zenargidae
Genus: Zenarge
Rohwer, 1918
Species:
Z. turneri
Binomial name
Zenarge turneri
Rohwer, 1918

Zenarge turneri, also known as the cypress pine sawfly[1] or callitris sawfly,[2] is the only recognized species in its family Zenargidae and the genus Zengarge.[3] It is found in Australia and is known as a pest in New South Wales due to its predation of Callitris and Cupressus folliage.[1][4]

Taxonomy

There are currently 2 recognized subspecies:[5]

  • Zenarge turneri turneri Rohwer, 1918 – Generally larger, partially white hind tibiae
  • Zenarge turneri ragus Moore, 1962 – Generally smaller, black hind tibiae

References

  1. 1 2 Taylor, D.; King, J.; Swift, S.; Hopewell, Gary; Debuse, V.; Roberts, S.; Cotter, D. (January 2005). "The Influence of Forest Management on Sawn Timber Recovery and Value in". ResearchGate. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (2023). Corang pine (Callitris oblonga subsp. corangensis) 2023 post-fire survey, Corang River. ISBN 978-1-923132-21-4 https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/-/media/OEH/Corporate-Site/Documents/Animals-and-plants/Threatened-species/corang-pine-callitris-oblonga-subsp-corangensis-2023-post-fire-survey-corang-river-230349.pdf
  3. ↑ Malagón-Aldana, Leonardo A; Smith, David R; Shinohara, Akihiko; Vilhelmsen, Lars (2021-02-23). "From Arge to Zenarge: adult morphology and phylogenetics of argid sawflies (Hymenoptera: Argidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 194 (1): 348. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab028. ISSN 0024-4082.
  4. ↑ Smith, David R. (1992). "A synopsis of the sawflies (Hymenoptera: Symphyta) of America south of the United States: Argidae". Memoirs of the American Entomological Society. 39: 9.
  5. ↑ Moore, K. M. (1962). "Observations on some Australian forest insects. 12. The taxonomy of Zenarge turned Rohwer (1918) (Hymenoptera: Argidae), the cypress pine sawfly. 13. A comparison of the biology of the cypress pine sawfly subspecies" (PDF). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 87: 116–124.


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