Cimbicidae is a family of

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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 knobs. The adults of some species can exceed 3 cm in length, and are among the heaviest of all Hymenoptera. Cimbex sp

Genera

These genera belong to the family Cimbicidae: * ''

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'' Leach, 1817 * '' Agenocimbex'' Rohwer, 1910 * '' Allabia'' Semenov & Gussakorskii, 1937 * '' Brasilabia'' Conde, 1937 * '' Cimbex'' Olivier, 1791 * '' Corynis'' Thunberg, 1789 * '' Leptocimbex'' Semenov, 1896 * '' Lopesiana'' Smith, 1988 * '' Odontocimbex'' Malaise, 1935 * '' Pachylosticta'' Klug, 1824 * '' Praia'' Wankowicz, 1880 * '' Pseudabia'' Schrottky, 1910 * '' Pseudocimbex'' Rohwer, 1908 * '' Pseudoclavellaria'' Schulz, 1906 * '' Pseudopachylosticta'' Mallach, 1929 * '' Trichiosoma'' Leach, 1817 * † '' Cenocimbex'' Nel, 2004 * † '' Eopachylosticta'' Malaise, 1945 * † '' Phenacoperga'' Cockerell, 1908 * † '' Sinocimbex'' Zhang Junfeng, Sun Bo & Zhang Xiyu, 1994 * † '' Trichiosomites'' Brues, 1908

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* Tenthredinoidea Sawfly families {{sawfly-stub