Tenthredinidae
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Allantinae |
The Tenthredinidae is the largest family of sawflies, with well over 6000 species worldwide. Larvae are typically herbivores, with occasional exceptions that are leaf miners, stem borers, or gall makers.
The family has no easily-seen diagnostic features, though the combination of 5-9 antennal flagellomeres plus a clear separation of the first abdominal tergum from the metapleuron can reliably separate them.
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