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Dolerus

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Dolerus
Adult female sawfly, Dolerus nitens, ovipositing. The ovipositor is the saw-like structure protruding underneath the abdomen. She is cutting slits in grass blades in which she will deposit eggs.
Dolerus nitens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Symphyta
Family: Tenthredinidae
Genus: Dolerus
Panzer, 1801
Synonyms
  • Achaetoprion Goulet, 1986
  • Cyperolerus Zhelochovtsev, 1988

Dolerus is a genus of sawflies belonging to the family Tenthredinidae.[1]

Species of the genus are mostly found in Europe, with several more in Russia to East Asia in the Palearctic realm, plus others in North America in the Nearctic.[1]

Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Dolerus:[1][2][3]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Dolerus Jurine, 1807". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  2. "日本産ハバチ・キバチ類目録 Checklist of Japanese Symphyta". 原色日本ハバチ・キバチ類図鑑 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  3. Andrew Liston; Marko Mutanen; Mikk Heidemaa; et al. (26 July 2022). "Taxonomy and nomenclature of some Fennoscandian Sawflies, with descriptions of two new species (Hymenoptera, Symphyta)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 69 (2): 151–218. doi:10.3897/DEZ.69.84080. ISSN 1435-1951. Wikidata Q114729614.