EUURA FLAVESCENS GROUP

Euura pravus - Pocked Nematine

Amauronematus pravus Konow, 1895
Nematus pravus (Konow, 1895)
Amauronematus torneensis Malaise, 1921
Nematus torneensis (Malaise, 1921)
Euura torneensis (Malaise, 1921)

One was recorded from Dundreggan (W Scotland) in 2012 but the evidence appears inconclusive to date. This species should not be included on the British list for the time being. (Andrew Liston pers. comm.) It is retained in this table solely for clarity (Musgrove, 2024).

The Scottish individuals identified by Knight and Liston differ from the Estonian lectotype and require further investigation. The head, most of the mesonotum and the mesopleura are heavily punctured. Broadly reddish-brown in colour but the antennae, spots on the ocelli and thorax, the mesonotum, the metapleura, and the dorsum of the abdomen are black.

Euura pravus larvae are undescribed.

Size: Female: 8.5 - 9.0mm.

GB IUCN status: Not Evaluated
GB rarity status: Not Applicable

Distribution: Scotland

Flight period: Assumed April to September

Plant associations: Unknown

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

Konow, F.W., 1895. Analytische und kritische Bearbeitung der Gattung Amauronematus Knw. Természetrajzi Füzetek, 18, pp.166-187.

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. 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 Natural England, unpublished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