Allantinae is a subfamily 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 ...

in the family

Tenthredinidae Tenthredinidae is the largest family of sawflies, with well over 7,500 species worldwide, divided into 430 genera. Larvae are herbivores and typically feed on the foliage of trees and shrubs, with occasional exceptions that are leaf miners, stem ...

, and the largest subfamily of that family, with about 110 genera. The subfamily is considered to consist of five to six tribes, and are medium to large sawflies.

Economic importance

Host plants include strawberries, raspberries, roses, violets, dogwood, and loosestrife. Larvae often pupate in fruit or wood. '' Monostegia abdominalis'' has larvae that feed on

Primulaceae The Primulaceae , commonly known as the primrose family (but not related to the Onagraceae, evening primrose family), are a family (biology), family of Herbaceous plant, herbaceous and woody flowering plants including some favourite garden plants ...

, and was introduced into Canada in about 1965 and is a major pest of Yellow Loosestrife (''

Lysimachia terrestris ''Lysimachia terrestris'' (swamp candles, lake loosestrife or earth loosestrife) is a plant in the family Primulaceae. Description ''Lysimachia terrestris'' is a herbaceous plant with opposite, simple leaves, and erect stems. The flowers are pr ...

'').The Home Bug Garden. Sawfly Sunday: The Creepy Loosestrife Sawfly 20 June 2010
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Taxonomy

Tribes ( type genera) select genera; * Adamasini ('' Adamas''

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, 1945) * Allantini Rohwer, 1911 ('' Allantus'' Panzer 1801) '' Emphytopsis'' Wie & Nie, 1998 * Athaliini * Caliroini Benson, 1938 ('' Caliroa'' Costa, 1859) * Empriini Rohwer, 1911 ('' Empria'' Lepeletier & Serville 1828) '' Monostegia'' Costa, 1859 * Eriocampini Rohwer, 1911 ('' Eriocampa'' Hartig 1837)

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Taxonomy

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