A peculiar sawfly genus from middle Asia,Cacosyndya Kirby,1883 and the type species Cacosyndya dimorpha(Freymuth,1870)are redescribed and illustrated.The systematic position of this genus in Tenthredinidae is discusse...A peculiar sawfly genus from middle Asia,Cacosyndya Kirby,1883 and the type species Cacosyndya dimorpha(Freymuth,1870)are redescribed and illustrated.The systematic position of this genus in Tenthredinidae is discussed.The females in the genus are apterous,the only known apterous Symphytan,but the male is normally winged.Cacosyndya is not a member of Fenusinae or Heterarthrinae,but a member of Phymatocerini of Blennocampinae,Tenthredinidae as shown by the structure of the antenna,wing venation and body structure.The relationship between Cacosyndya and members of Phymatocerini is briefly discussed.展开更多
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文摘A peculiar sawfly genus from middle Asia,Cacosyndya Kirby,1883 and the type species Cacosyndya dimorpha(Freymuth,1870)are redescribed and illustrated.The systematic position of this genus in Tenthredinidae is discussed.The females in the genus are apterous,the only known apterous Symphytan,but the male is normally winged.Cacosyndya is not a member of Fenusinae or Heterarthrinae,but a member of Phymatocerini of Blennocampinae,Tenthredinidae as shown by the structure of the antenna,wing venation and body structure.The relationship between Cacosyndya and members of Phymatocerini is briefly discussed.
