Taxonus pallipes
(Say, 1823)
Taxonus pallipes is a of in the Tenthredinidae, first described by Thomas Say in 1823. It belongs to a of sawflies whose larvae feed on various plant . The species is recorded from eastern Canada, specifically Ontario and Quebec. Like other members of Tenthredinidae, are -like in appearance but lack the constricted waist characteristic of true wasps.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Taxonus pallipes: //tækˈsoʊnəs ˈpælɪˌpiz//
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Distribution
Recorded from eastern Canada: Ontario and Quebec.
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Taxonomic note
Authority given as (Say, 1823). The Taxonus contains multiple of , but species-level morphological and ecological details for T. pallipes are not well documented in available sources.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
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