Pristiphora amphibola - Pristiphora nigella group
This species is similar to Pristiphora nigella but female amphibola are almost completely black and with a long sawsheath. Males can be distinguished by the penis valves.
Pristiphora amphibola larvae feed on Norway spruce and sitka spruce.
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Size: 4.5 - 5.00mm
Status: Widespread
Distribution: England, Scotland, Wales
Flight period: Assumed April to May
Plant associations: Picea abies and Picea sitchensis (Norway spruce and sitka spruce)
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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.D., 1981. Pristiphora (Lygaeophora) lanifica (Zaddach, 1882) new to Britain (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae). Entomologist's gazette.
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
Prous, M., Kramp, K., Vikberg, V. and Liston, A., 2017. north-Western Palaearctic species of Pristiphora (hymenoptera, tenthredinidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research, Vol. 59