Argidae, commonly known as the argid sawflies, is a large family of sawflies, containing some 800 species worldwide, primarily in tropical regions. The larvae are phytophagous, and commonly can be found feeding (and often pupating) in groups, though very few attain pest status.
Description
The family is distinguished from all other Symphyta by the reduction of the antenna to three segments, flagellomeres; the last one is elongated often shaped like a tuning fork in males.
Distribution
Species of this family are mainly found in the Neotropical region and in sub-Saharan Africa; however, this family is globally distributed.
Genera
Argidae contains the following genera, split between its two subfamilies:
Arginae Antargidium Arge Asiarge Brevisceniana Kokujewia Mioarge Pseudarge Scobina Sjoestedtia Spinarge Triarge Zhuhongfuna Sterictiphorinae Acrogymnia Acrogymnidea Adurgoa Aproceros Aprosthema Brachyphatnus Didymia Duckeana Durgoa Manaos Neoptilia Ortasiceros Pseudaprosthema Ptenus Ptilia Schizocerella Sphacophilus Sterictiphora Styphelarge Tanymeles Trailia Trichorhachus Triptenus Trochophora Yasumatsua Zynzus incertae sedis Atomacera
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