A new Nearctic Scolioneura (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae) mining leaves of Vaccinium (Ericaceae)

By

Smith, David
Eiseman, Charles
Charney, Noah
Record, Sydne

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015

Original Publication

Journal of Hymenoptera research

Volume

43

Pages

1-8

Subjects

Braconidae , leaf miner , parasitoid , red huckleberry , sawfly , Symphyta

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Washington, D.C International Society of Hymenopterists

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/JHR.43.4546

 

Abstract

Scolioneura vaccinii Smith & Eiseman, sp. n., is described. It was reared from blotch mines in Vaccinium parvifolium Sm. (Ericaceae) collected in Washington State, USA. This is the first known native species of Scolioneura in the Nearctic Region and the first known sawfly leaf miner of Vaccinium as well as the order Ericales. Characters are given to separate it from other species of Scolioneura, and the life history is presented. One parasitoid, Shawiana sp. (Braconidae) was reared from the leaf mines.