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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Symphyta" - Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps » Cimbicid Sawflies (Cimbicidae) » Abia » Abia aenea

Species Abia aenea

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Food · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
What am I? - Abia aenea Possible sawfly (Cimbicid?) - Abia aenea Abia lonicerae - Abia aenea Abia lonicerae - Abia aenea Leaf Cutter or Mason Bee? - Abia aenea Sawfly - Abia aenea Sawfly - Abia aenea Abia lonicerae - Abia aenea
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 Cimbicidae (Cimbicid Sawflies)
Genus Abia
Species aenea (Abia aenea)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Abia lonicerae (Linnaeus, 1758) [misidentification]
Explanation of Names
Abia aenea (Klug, 1820)
Identification
Distinguished from other species in our area by the presence of an inner tooth on the tarsal claw, which is about as long as the outer tooth.
Range
eastern US (NY south to MD, west to OH); introduced from Europe(1)
Food
Larvae feed on honeysuckle (Lonicera) foliage
Remarks
First found in NY, I believe, and the first records I have for MD and VA are around 1965; spread quite a bit east and south since. --Dave Smith
Print References
Goulet, Henri; Smith, David R.; & Matson, Tanner A. (2022). Identity of the North American Adventive Abia Species (Hymenoptera: Cimbicidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 124(2): 362–366. (Full text)
Internet References
BOLD Systems - A. lonicerae
BOLD Systems - A. aenea
Works Cited
1.Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico
Karl V. Krombein, Paul D. Hurd, Jr., David R. Smith, and B. D. Burks. 1979. Smithsonian Institution Press.
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 30 August, 2009 - 9:37pm
Additional contributions by v belov, Robert H. Biagi, PaleoJon
Last updated 19 April, 2024 - 2:03am

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