''Abia'' is a genus of
sawflies
Sawflies are the insects of the suborder Symphyta within the order Hymenoptera, alongside ants, bees, and wasps. The common name comes from the saw-like appearance of the ovipositor, which the females use to cut into the plants where they lay ...
belonging to the family
Cimbicidae
Cimbicidae is a family of sawflies in the order Hymenoptera. There are more than 20 genera and 200 described species in Cimbicidae. Larvae are solitary herbivores.
The family is distinctive in having antennae with prominent apical clubs or k ...
. This genus includes several stout sawflies commonly encountered in
Europe
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. Several species in the genus were formerly classified under the genus ''Zaraea'', but this name is now treated as a synonym, as it is not
monophyletic
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.
[Liston, A.D. et al. (2014) Taxonomy, phylogeny and host plants of some ''Abia'' sawflies (Hymenoptera, Cimbicidae). Zootaxa 3821, 125–132. ISSN 1175-5334.]
Species
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Abia aenea''
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Abia antennata''
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Abia aurulenta''
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Abia candens''
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Abia fasciata''
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Abia fulgens''
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Abia hungarica''
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Abia lonicerae''
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Abia mutica''
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Abia nitens''
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Abia sericea
''Abia sericea'', common name club horned sawfly or scabious sawfly, is a species of sawflies belonging to the family Cimbicidae.
Distribution and habitat
This species can be found in most of European countries. It mainly occurs in wet meadows ...
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Abia spissicornis''
References
Fauna EuropaeaBiolib
Tenthredinoidea
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