Family Pergidae (Sawflies)

Subfamily Euryinae
Composed of seven Australian genera
IMG 6888
Subfamily Perginae
Composed of eight Australian genera.

Subfamily Pterygophorinae
Composed of two Australian genera.

Genus Lophyrotoma

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Subfamily Pergulinae
Subfamily Philomastiginae
Subfamily Phylacteophaginae
Subfamily Pteryperginae
Subfamily Styracotechyinae
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Pending ID – Pergidae

    

References

Daley, E. 2007. Wings an introduction to Tasmania’s winged insects. Riffles Pty Ltd, Buckland Tasmania.

Elliott, H. J. and Bashford, R. 1995. Notes on the biology and behaviour of eucalypt-defoliating sawflies (Hymenoptera: Pergidae) in Tasmania. Tasforests 7: 27-35.

Schmidt, S., Walter, G. H. and Moore, C. J. 2000. Host plant adaptations in myrtaceous-feeding Pergid sawflies: Essential oils and the morphology and behaviour of Pergagrapta larvae (Hymenoptera, Symphyta, Pergidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 70 (1): 15-26.