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Macroxyela ferruginea
Macroxyela ferruginea is a sawfly in the family Xyelidae, one of the most ancient lineages of Hymenoptera. This species belongs to a genus characterized by relatively large size among xyelid sawflies and association with coniferous hosts. Xyelidae are considered living fossils, retaining morphological traits found in the earliest known fossil Hymenoptera from the Triassic and Jurassic periods.