Allantus rufocinctus
Widespread across Britain, more frequently recorded in the south (Musgrove, 2023).
Allantus rufocinctus is the only Allantus species in the British Isles to have both a red girdled abdomen and black hind femora. The abdomen is black, girdled with red across tergites three or four to five or six. Hind femora are black with at most the extreme base white. The mesopleura has punctures on the upper part. Tegulae white and hind trochanters at least marked with white.
Larvae feed on roses and brambles.
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Size: 7 - 9mm
GB IUCN Status: Least Concern
GB Rarity Status: None
Distribution: England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland
Flight period: May to July
Plant associations: Rosa spp. and Rubus spp. (roses and brambles)
The National Biodiversity Network records are shown on the map below. (See terms and conditions)
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- Allantus rufocinctus male Credit Andrew Green
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- Allantus rufocinctus male Credit Andrew Green
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- Allantus ruficinctus female Credit John Grearson
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- Allantus rufocinctus penis valve Credit Andrew Green
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- Allantus rufocinctus larva (Hungarian specimen) Credit György Csóka
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- Allantus ruficinctus larva Credit John Grearson
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- Allantus ruficinctus larva Credit John Grearson
References:
Benson, R.B., 1952. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Hymenoptera, Symphyta, Vol 6, Section 2(a-c), Royal Entomological Society, London
Liston A, Knight G, Sheppard D, Broad G, Livermore L (2014) Checklist of British and Irish Hymenoptera - Sawflies, ‘Symphyta’. Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e1168. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.2.e1168
Musgrove, A.J. 2023. A review of the status of sawflies of Great Britain - Phase 2: The Athaliidae and the Tenthredinidae (excluding Nematinae). Natural England, unpublished