Host plants of Empria sawflies (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae) in Japan include Rhododendron (Ericaceae) Author Shinohara, Akihiko Author Hara, Hideho Author Prous, Marko text Zootaxa 2015 4007 1 143 148 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4007.1.13 69e54e27-d439-45eb-b20c-8885db973e81 1175-5326 239815 3BE88442-E552-4E35-B762-08D2AD3F4591 Empria japonica Heidemaa & Prous, 2011 Specimens examined . [Hokkaido]: 1♀, “Hokkaido-32 (86), 24. VIII. , Aizankei, Kiichigo [= Rubus sp.], emerged 8-V. 87 ”. In MNHAH. Host plant . Rosaceae : Rubus sp. Remarks . Prous et al . (2011b) suggested that the host could be Rubus idaeus L. subsp. melanolasius (Dieck) Focke. This is probably true but remains to be verified by direct evidence.