Kokujewia Konow, 1902

Basov, S. A., 2024, Illustrated key to the Palaearctic genera of the sawfly family Argidae (Hymenoptera: Symphyta), with taxonomic notes, Russian Entomological Journal 33 (4), pp. 466-476 : 471

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Kokujewia Konow, 1902
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Kokujewia Konow, 1902

Figs 4, 8, 14 View Figs 2–15 .

Type species: Kokujewia ectrapela Konow, 1902 .

Body size 10.0–12.0 mm. Fore wings with 3 cells Rs; cell R closed; vein Sc present; vein 2r–m absent; veins B and M join up at same point on vein R; cell 2A cell 2A absent or open, vein A2+A3 barely distinguishable, straight, without clear apex. Cell

A of hind wing closed. All tibiae without preapical spurs. For additional generic characters, see Blank and Taeger [1998].

The genus is distributed in the Palaearctic (West) region. Number of species: World and Palaearctic — 3. A small genus, whose representatives are mainly distributed in West Asia. Biology and host specificity of Kokujewia ectrapela Konow, 1902 was treated in Karimpour [2015]. For an identification key to the three known species, see Blank and Taeger [1998].

Blank S. M., Taeger A. 1998. Revision of the sawfly genera Asiarge Gussakovskij, 1935 and Kokujewia Konow, 1902 // Beitrage zu Entomologie. Vol. 48. No. 2. P. 505 - 515.

Karimpour Y. 2015. Biology, host specificity and feeding potential of the Dock's leaf defoliator sawfly, Kokujewia ectrapela Konow (Hymenoptera: Argidae), a biocontrol agent of Rumex spp. (Polygonaceae) // Journal of Entomological Society of Iran. Vol. 35. No. 1. P. 1 - 10.

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Figs 2–15. Argidae, details of morphology: 2, 10, 12 — Arge ustulata (Linné, 1758); 3, 11 — Aproceros leucopoda Takeuchi, 1939; 4, 8, 14 — Kokujewia ectrapela Konow, 1902; 5 — Spinarge metallica (Klug, 1834); 6 — Aprosthema melanurum (Klug, 1814); 7, 9 — Pseudarge rubicunda Gussakovskij, 1935; 13 — Sterictiphora geminata (Gmelin, 1790); 15 — Asiarge regeli Gussakovskij, 1935. 2–4 — veins R and Rs of fore wing, dorsally; 5–6 — male antenna, dorsally; 7–8 — hind tibia, ventrally; 9–11 — cells 1A and 2A of fore wing, dorsally; 12–13 — vein R+M of fore wing, dorsally; 14–15 — head, laterally. Рис. 2–15. Argidae, детали морфологии: 2, 10, 12 — Arge ustulata (Linné, 1758); 3, 11 — Aproceros leucopoda Takeuchi, 1939; 4, 8, 14 — Kokujewia ectrapela Konow, 1902; 5 — Spinarge metallica (Klug, 1834); 6 — Aprosthema melanurum (Klug, 1814); 7, 9 — Pseudarge rubicunda Gussakovskij, 1935; 13 — Sterictiphora geminata (Gmelin, 1790); 15 — Asiarge regeli Gussakovskij, 1935. 2–4 — жилки R и Rs переднего крыла, дорсально; 5–6 — антенна самца, дорсально; 7–8 — Задние голени, вентрально; 9–11 — Ячейки 1А и 2А переднего крыла, дорсально; 12–13 — жилка R+M переднего крыла, дорсально; 14–15 — голова, латерально.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Argidae