Xyela minor

Xyela minor
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Xyelidae
Genus:	Xyela
Species:	X. minor
Binomial name
	Xyela minor; Norton, 1869
Synonyms
	Xyela luteopicta Cockerell, 1902; Xyela alni Rohwer, 1913; Xyela winnemanae Rohwer, 1913; Xyela errans Rohwer, 1913; Xyela dissimilis Rohwer, 1913; Xyela nevadensis Rohwer, 1913; Xyela coloradensis Rohwer, 1913;

Xyela minor is a species of sawfly in the genus Xyela that is endemic to North America. It can be found from Quebec to Florida, and west to British Columbia and California. The larvae have widespread hosts, including: Pinus coulteri (Coulter pine), P. elliottii (slash pine), P. muricata (bishop pine), P. palustris (longleaf pine), P. ponderosa (ponderosa pine), P. sabiniana (gray pine), P. taeda (loblolly pine), and P. virginiana (Virginia pine).^[1]

References

^ Smith, David R. (1979). "Xyelidae". Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico – Vol. 1 – Symphyta and Apocrita (Parasitica). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 8.

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