Phylloecus faunus
Added to the British list by Liston on the basis of a lectotype collected in 1838 by Newman in the London area. According to Newman's original description this is an almost entirely black sawfly with reddish costa. Reddish-brown are the apices of the femora, the tibiae and the basal tarsal segments.
Size: unknown
Status: unknown
Distribution: England
Flight period: unknown
Plant associations: unknown
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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
Newman E (1838) Entomological notes. The Entomological Magazine 5[1837–1838](2, 4, 5): 483–500.