Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Abia Leach, 1817
=Procimbex Hong, 1983
=Aenoabia Kangas, 1946
=Zaraea Leach 1817
Numbers
5 spp. in our area.
(1)(2)(3)
1. Abia aenea: eastern (NY south to MD, west to OH) — previously reported under the misidentification of A. lonicerae
2. Abia americana: transcontinental (QC west to AK, south to PA, NE, NM, & CA)
3. Abia fasciata: northeastern (s. ON, s. QC; ME, MI, VT)
4. Abia inflata: eastern to central (MA south to PA, west to NE, CO)
5. Abia kennicotti: eastern (IL, KS, MO, NY, TX)
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. (
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