Liliacina
Malaise, 1942
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1Liliacina is a of in the Tenthredinidae, established by Malaise in 1942. Sawflies in this family are herbivorous hymenopterans, often mistaken for due to their similar body plan, but distinguished by a broad connection between the and . The genus is poorly documented in public sources, with minimal observational records.
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Taxonomic ambiguity
The name 'Liliacina' has been used in two unrelated contexts: (1) as a plant form (Alstroemeria pulchra f. liliacina, a synonym in Alstroemeriaceae), and (2) as a valid of (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae). The sources provided conflate these distinct . The insect genus Liliacina Malaise, 1942 is the accepted name in zoological .