Dolerus

Genus of sawflies

Dolerus
Adult female sawfly, Dolerus nitens, ovipositing. The ovipositor is the saw-like structure protruding underneath the abdomen. She is cutting slits in grass blades in which she will deposit eggs.
Dolerus nitens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Symphyta
Family: Tenthredinidae
Genus: Dolerus
Panzer, 1801

Dolerus is a genus of sawflies belonging to the family Tenthredinidae.[1]

The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America.[1]

Species:

  • Dolerus aeneus
  • Dolerus bajulus
  • Dolerus picipes
  • Dolerus madidus
  • Dolerus unicolor
  • Dolerus aericeps
  • Dolerus germanicus
  • Dolerus nitens
  • Dolerus vestigialis
  • Dolerus varispinus

References

  1. ^ a b "Dolerus Panzer, 1801". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Dolerus