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Genus Phylloecus

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A genus of sawflies in the family Cephidae. (Older name Hartigia sp.)

Key to spp. by Smith (1986).(From BugGuide)

  1. P. bicinctus: antennae black; body black; legs brown to black; abdomen with pale bands on segments 4 and 6; wings hyaline to lightly infuscated.
  2. P. cowichanus: antennae black; body black; legs with femora black, tibiae and tarsi reddish; abdomen with T3-4 orange; wings lightly infuscated.
  3. P. fasciatus: antennae yellow-marked; body black, often with scutellum yellow; legs with femora black, tibiae and tarsi yellowish; abdomen with thick yellow-and-black banding with segment 5 black; wings yellowish-orange.
  4. P. riesi: antennae black; body and legs almost entirely black; abdomen with thin pale bands on segments 3, 4, and 6; wings hyaline to lightly infuscated.
  5. P. trimaculatus: antennae black; body and legs almost entirely black; abdomen with large pale spot each side of T4; wings blackish.
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THE BERRY AND ROSE STEM-BORERS OF THEGENUS HARTIGIA IN NORTH AMERICA(HYMENOPTERA: CEPHIDAE)