Acantholyda maculiventris
(Norton, 1869)
Acantholyda maculiventris is a of in the Pamphiliidae, order Hymenoptera. It is native to North America and has been recorded from multiple Canadian provinces including Alberta, British Columbia, Labrador, and Manitoba. The Acantholyda belongs to a group of sawflies commonly known as web-spinning sawflies or conifer sawflies, though specific details about this particular species' remain limited in available sources.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Acantholyda maculiventris: //əˌkænˈθɒlɪdə ˌmækjʊlɪˈvɛntrɪs//
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Distribution
Recorded from Canada: Alberta, British Columbia, Labrador, and Manitoba.
More Details
Taxonomic Note
The epithet 'maculiventris' (meaning 'spotted belly') is shared with several other insects, most notably Podisus maculiventris, the spined soldier bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). The sources provided focus heavily on this unrelated species, which has led to confusion in automated text processing. Acantholyda maculiventris is a (Hymenoptera), not a true .
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
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