Family Tenthredinidae
The Tenthredinidae are by far the most diverse sawfly family globally with around 6000 species in an excess of 400 genera. In the northern hemisphere, the Tenthredinidae are predominant. In Britain, there are approaching 450 species in around 80 genera.
The Tenthredinidae are characterised as follows. The antennae have between seven and fifteen segments though the majority have nine segments. The hind margin of the pronotum when viewed from above is strongly emarginated. The abdomen is not carinate along the lateral margins.
The group is split into five subfamilies: the Allantinae, Athaliinae, Nematinae, Selandrinae and Tenthredinae. Of these, the Nematinae is the largest group with approximate 215 species in Britain.
Species list:
Subfamily Allantinae Rohwer, 1911
Tribe Allantini Rohwer, 1911
Genus Allantus Panzer, 1801
Genus Apethymus Benson, 1939
Genus Taxonus Hartig, 1837
Tribe Caliroini Benson, 1938
Genus Caliroa Costa, 1859
Genus Endelomyia Ashmead, 1898
Tribe Empriini Rohwer, 1911
Genus Ametastegia Costa, 1882
Genus Empria Lepeletier & Serville, 1828
Genus Harpiphorus Hartig, 1837
Genus Monostegia Costa, 1859
Genus Monsoma MacGillivray, 1908
Tribe Eriocampini Rohwer, 1911
Genus Eriocampa Hartig, 1837
Subfamily Athaliinae Rohwer, 1911
Genus Athalia Leach, 1817
Subfamily Blennocampinae Konow, 1890
Tribe Blennocampini Konow, 1890
Genus Ardis Konow, 1886
Genus Blennocampa Hartig, 1837
Genus Cladardis Benson, 1952
Genus Claremontia Rohwer, 1909
Genus Monardis Hartig, 1837
Genus Monophadnoides Ashmead, 1898
Genus Pareophora Konow, 1886
Genus Periclista Konow, 1886
Tribe Fenusini MacGillivray, 1906
Genus Fenella Westwood, 1840
Genus Fenusa Leach, 1817
Genus Fenusella Enslin, 1914
Genus Heterarthrus Stephens, 1835
Genus Kaliofenusa MacGillivray, 1910
Genus Metallus Forbes, 1885
Genus Parna Benson, 1936
Genus Profenusa MacGillivray, 1914
Genus Scolioneura Konow, 1890
Tribe Phymatocerini Rohwer, 1911
Genus Eutomostethus Enslin, 1914
Genus Monophadnus Hartig, 1837
Genus Paracharactus MacGillivray, 1908
Genus Phymatocera Dahlbom, 1835
Genus Rhadinoceraea Konow, 1886
Genus Stethomostus Benson, 1939
Genus Tomostethus Konow, 1886
Tribe Waldheimiini Smith, 1969
Genus Halidamia Benson, 1939
Subfamily Nematinae Thomson, 1871
Tribe Cladiini Ashmead, 1898
Genus Cladius Illiger, 1807
Tribe Dineurini Ashmead, 1898
Genus Anoplonyx Marlatt, 1896
Genus Dineura Dahlbom, 1835
Genus Hemichroa Stephens, 1835
Genus Nematinus Rohwer, 1911
Genus Platycampus Schiødte, 1839
Tribe Hoplocampini Konow, 1890
Genus Hoplocampa Hartig, 1837
Tribe Nematini Thomson, 1871
Genus Euura Newman, 1837
Group amerinae
Group anomaloptera
Group dolichura
Group oblita
Complex ischnocera within Group oblita
Group piliserra
Group proxima
Group viminalis
Former Amauronematus
Former Nematus and Pachynematus
Genus Mesoneura Hartig, 1837
Genus Nematus Panzer, 1801
Genus Pristicampus Zinovjev, 1993
Genus Pristiphora Latreille, 1810
Group abietina
Group alpestris
Group carinata
Group depressa
Group erichsonii
Group laricis
Group micronematica
Group nigella
Group pallida
Group pallidiventris
Group retusa
Group ruficornis
Group rufipes
Ungrouped species
Tribe Pseudodineurini Benson, 1938
Genus Endophytus Hering, 1934
Genus Pseudodineura Konow, 1885
Tribe Stauronematini Lacourt, 1998
Genus Stauronematus Benson, 1953
Subfamily Selandriinae Thomson, 1871
Tribe Aneugmenini Takeuchi, 1941
Genus Aneugmenus Hartig, 1837
Tribe Dolerini Thomson, 1871
Genus Dolerus Panzer, 1801
Tribe Dulophanini Lacourt, 1998
Genus Birka Malaise, 1944
Genus Nesoselandria Rohwer, 1910
Tribe Selandriini Thomson, 1871
Genus Brachythops Curtis, 1839
Genus Selandria Leach, 1817
Tribe Strongylogastrini Ashmead, 1898
Genus Pseudohemitaxonus Conde, 1932
Genus Stromboceros Konow, 1885
Genus Strongylogaster Dahlbom, 1835
Subfamily Tenthredininae Latreille, 1802
Tribe Macrophyini Benson, 1946
Genus Macrophya Dahlbom, 1835
Genus Pachyprotasis Hartig, 1837
Tribe Perineurini Rohwer, 1911
Genus Aglaostigma W. F. Kirby, 1882
Genus Perineura Hartig, 1837
Genus Tenthredopsis Costa, 1859
Tribe Tenthredinini Latreille, 1802
Genus Cytisogaster Lacourt, 1996
Genus Rhogogaster Konow, 1884
Genus Sciapteryx Stephens, 1835
Genus Tenthredo Linnaeus, 1758
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