Species Aprosthema brunniventre

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Range · Food · Internet References

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon ("Symphyta" - Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps)

Family Argidae (Argid Sawflies)

Subfamily Sterictiphorinae

Genus Aprosthema

Species brunniventre (Aprosthema brunniventre)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

First described in 1880 by Ezra Townsend Cresson as Schizocera brunniventris

Explanation of Names

brunniventris is from scientific Latin brunneus- "brown" + Latin venter- "belly"

Range

Coastal states from Washington south to California. Also reported from Nevada

Food

There is one published reference to larvae being found on "Hosackia grandiflora", which is now known as Lotus grandiflorus (in the Pea Family).

Internet References

Transactions of the American Entomological Society, v.8, p.2 Cresson's original description of the species

Contributed by tom murray on 12 July, 2009 - 5:14pm
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz
Last updated 30 August, 2009 - 7:59pm

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