Nesoselandria morio
Nesoselandria morio. Mounted specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Tenthredinidae
Genus:
Nesoseladria

Rohwer, 1910
Species:
N. morio
Binomial name
Nesoseladria morio
(Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
  • Dulophanes morio
  • Tenthredo morio Fabricius, 1781

Nesoselandria morio is a species of sawflies belonging to the family Tenthredinidae subfamily Tenthrediniinae. It is the only species of the genus Nesoselandria.[1]

Taxonomy

Some authors consider Dulophanes morio a valid name and Nesoselandria morio a synonym.[2]

Distribution

This species is present in the Nearctic realm and in most of Europe to Siberia and Japan.[3][4]

Description

Nesoseladria morio can reach a length of 4.3–4.5 millimetres (0.17–0.18 in). Head, antennae, thorax and abdomen are black. Legs arecompletely yellow-orange, except the basal segment. Wings are darkly infuscate.[4]

References

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