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Arginae species identification

Paul Whitington

Image above courtesy of Kerry Stuart (iNaturalist observation) CC-BY

Workbook

Note: This is a “work in progress”. Changes may be made as I discover additional relevant information.

Identification of species in subfamily Arginae

The matrix below is designed to aid identification of all species in the genus Antargidium, which is the only Australian genus in the subfamily Arginae.

To view iNaturalist Research Grade observations of a particular Antargidium species, click on the name of that species in the list below. (Species without a link have no RG observations at this time).

Antargidium allucente Antargidium apicale Antargidium atriceps Antargidium dentivalve Antargidium flavescens Antargidium nigrum

References:

  • Benson, R.B. (1934) On the genus Antargidium, Morice (Hym. Symphyta). Stylops, 3(10), 228–232.

  • Benson, R.B. (1935) New Australian sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 10(5), 211–229.

  • Benson, R.B. (1963) The Affinities of the Australian Argidae (Hymenoptera). Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 5[1962](13), 631–635.

  • Forsius, R. (1927) An interesting new genus of Arginae from the Australian Region. Notulae Entomologicae, 7, 18–21.

  • Kirby, W.F. (1882) List of Hymenoptera, with descriptions and figures of the typical specimens in the British Museum. Vol. I. Tenthredinidae and Siricidae. London: British Museum, xxviii

  • Morice, F.D. (1919) Notes on Australian sawflies, especially the “Authors' Types” and other specimens in the British Museum of Natural History and the Hope Collections of the Oxford University Museum; with diagnostic synopses of the genera and species, and photographs illustrating their structural characters. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 66: 247-333, pls XI-XV.

  • Naumann, I.D. (1991) Hymenoptera, pp. 916–1000. In CSIRO (ed.) The Insects of Australia, 2nd ed., Vol. 2, Melbourne University Press, Carlton, Victoria, 1137 pp.

  • Schmidt, S. (2012) Revision of the Australian sawfly genus Antargidium (Hymenoptera, Symphyta, Argidae) with description of two new species. Zootaxa 3180: 47–56

  • Westwood, J.O. (1841) Descriptions of some exotic species of sawflies. Arcana Entomologica p.23

This is a workbook page … a part of our website where we record the observations and references used in making species identifications. The notes will not necessarily be complete. They are a record for our own use, but we are happy to share this information with others.