Checklist of British and Irish Hymenoptera - Sawflies, ' Symphyta'
Author
Liston, Andrew D.
Author
Knight, Guy T.
Author
Sheppard, David A.
Author
Broad, Gavin R.
Author
Livermore, Laurence
text
Biodiversity Data Journal
2014
2
1168
1168
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.2.e1168
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.2.e1168
1314-2828-2-1168
Arge pagana (Panzer, 1797)
Tenthredo pagana
Panzer, 1797
Hylotoma? stephensii
(Leach, 1817,
Hylotoma
)
Distribution
England, Wales
Notes
Arge stephensii
differs very markedly, in the extreme development of pale body markings, from all known W. Palaearctic populations of
Arge pagana
. Traditionally,
Arge stephensii
has been regarded as an endemic British subspecies of
Arge pagana
. Further studies [here a DNA analysis might offer good clues] are definitely required. The possibility cannot be excluded that
Arge stephensii
is a separate species originally introduced from the E. Palaearctic or Oriental Regions, where
Arge
is both extremely species-rich and poorly investigated.