Dolerus

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
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Symphyta
Family: Tenthredinidae
Genus: Dolerus
Panzer, 1801
Synonyms
  • Achaetoprion Goulet, 1986
  • Cyperolerus Zhelochovtsev, 1988

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

Species of the genus are mostly found in Europe, with several more in Russia to East Asia in the Palearctic realm, plus others in North America in the Nearctic.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Dolerus:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dolerus Jurine, 1807". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "日本産ハバチ・キバチ類目録 Checklist of Japanese Symphyta". 原色日本ハバチ・キバチ類図鑑 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  3. ↑ Andrew Liston; Mutanen, Marko; Mikk Heidemaa; et al. (2022). "Taxonomy and nomenclature of some Fennoscandian Sawflies, with descriptions of two new species (Hymenoptera, Symphyta)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 69 (2): 151–218. doi:10.3897/dez.69.84080. Wikidata Q114729614. {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for Andrew Liston, Mikk Heidemaa (help)