EUURA MYOSOTIDIS GROUP

Euura annulata - Annulate Dock Nematine

Nematus annulatus Gimmerthal, 1834
Polynematus annulatus (Gimmerthal, 1834)
Nematus xanthopterus Dahlbom, 1835
Nematus flavipennis Cameron, 1876
Nematus leucocarpus Hartig, 1840

North to northern Scotland, fairly frequently recorded (Musgrove, 2024).

The head is mainly yellow with yellow orbits. The abdomen is mainly bronze above. The scutellum is sparsely punctured. The hind femora are pale yellow more or less infuscated from the base.

Euura annulata larvae feed on docks.

Size: 4.5 - 5.5mm.

GB IUCN Status: Least concern
GB Rarity Status: None

Distribution: England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Flight period: Uni- or bivoltine, May to July

Plant associations: Rumex spp. (docks)

The National Biodiversity Network records are shown on the map below. (See terms and conditions)

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

Muche, W.H., 1974. Die Nematinengattungen Pristiphora Latreille, Pachynematus Konow und Nematus Panzer (Hym., Temthredinidae). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 21(1/3), pp.1-137.

Musgrove, A.J. 2024. A review of the status of sawflies of Great Britain - Phase 3: The Tenthredinidae (subfamily Nematinae). Natural England, unpublished

Prous, M., Liston, A., Kramp, K., Savina, H., Vårdal, H. and Taeger, A., 2019. The West Palaearctic genera of Nematinae (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae). ZooKeys, 875, p.63-127