Argidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Hymenopterida
Ordo: Hymenoptera
Subordo: Symphyta
Superfamilia: Tenthredinoidea

Familia: Argidae
Subfamiliae (6): Arginae – Athermantinae – Atomacerinae – Dielocerinae – Erigleninae – Sterictiphorinae
Overview of genera

Acrogymnia – Adurgoa – Alloscenia – Antargidium – Aproceros – Aprosthema – Arge – Asiarge – Athermantus – Atomacera – Brachyphatnus – Calarge – Clyparge – Didymia – Dielocerus – Digelasinus – Duckeana – Durgoa – Eriglenum – Gymniopterus – Hemidianeura – Kokujewia – Mallerina – Manaos – Nematoneura – Neoptilia – Neurogymnia – Ortasiceros – Pachylota – Pampsilota – Pseudaprosthema – Ptilia – Schizocera – Schizocerella – Scobina – Sericoceros – Sinarge – Sjoestedtia – Sphacophilus – Sterictiphora – Styphelarge – Subsymmia – Tanymeles – Tanyphatnidea – Themos – Topotrita – Trailia – Trichorhachus – Triptenus – Trochophora – Yasumatsua – Zenarge – Zynzus
Name

Argidae Konow, 1890

References

Konow, F.W. 1890. Tenthredinidae Europae. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 2: 225–255.
Benson, R.B. 1963(1962?). The affinities of the Australian Argidae (Hymenoptera). Annals and magazine of natural history (13), 5(58): 631–635. DOI: 10.1080/00222936208651295 Reference page.

Argidae is a large family of sawflies, containing some 800 species worldwide, primarily in tropical regions. The larvae are phytophagous, and commonly can be found feeding (and often pupating) in groups, though very few attain pest status. Notable infestation of this family are recent outbreaks of Shizocera sp. feeding on the leaves of the Mo tree Manglietia conifera (Magnoliaceae) which have occurred in pure stands of the tree in the northern temperate region of Vietnam.[1]
Large rose sawfly, a horticultural pest

The family is distinguished from all other Symphyta by the reduction of the antenna to three segments, flagellomeres; the last one is elongated often shaped like a tuning fork in males.
References

K. S. S. Nair (2012). Tropical Forest Insect Pests: Ecology, Impact, and Management, Cambridge University Press