Pristiphora pseudodecipiens - Pristiphora abietina group
Similar to Pristiphora decipiens but the hypopygium is not incised posteriorly in pseudodecipiens. Males are best determined by the penis valve.
Larvae feed on spruces.
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Size: 6.0 - 9.0mm
Status: Data deficient
Distribution: England, Scotland
Flight period: May to July
Plant associations: Picea abies (norway 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, 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