Species Arge scapularis - Elm Argid Sawfly

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Life Cycle · Internet References

tiny elm-eating sawfly larvae - Arge scapularis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon (Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps)

Family Argidae (Argid Sawflies)

Genus Arge

Species scapularis (Elm Argid Sawfly)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

First described in 1814 by Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug as Hylotoma scapularis

Explanation of Names

scapularis was originally Latin for "of or belonging to the shoulder blades", but later acquired the meaning of "a short cloak, covering for the shoulders". It's unclear which meaning (if either) applies here

Life Cycle

Larvae feed on elm, Ulmus, species.

Internet References

Forestry Images

Auburn University

North Carolina State University Entomology--6 pinned

Der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, Magazin... v.6, p.298 Klug's original description of the species (in German and Latin- Google Book)

Contributed by Tom Bentley on 15 August, 2006 - 9:31am
Additional contributions by cotinis, Chuck Entz
Last updated 31 August, 2009 - 6:34pm

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