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Plant Health - Pest and Diseases Image Library (PaDIL) European Wheat Stem Sawfly Cephus pygmeus Linnaeus (Hymenoptera: Cephidae)

Overview Images:	Dorsal View	Lateral View	Ventral View
Diagnostics:
Useful Web Links:	Taxonomy American Distribution BioSecurity Plan - Western Australia
Distribution and Host plants:	Sweden, Denmark, Europe, Asia, China, North America. Larvae feed on Agropyron, Avena, Bromus, Hordeum, Phleum, Secale, Triticum.
References:	Benson, M.AS. 1946. Classification of the Cephidae (Hymenoptera Symphyta). Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. London 96: 89-108. Holmes, N.D. 1982. Population dynamics of the Wheat stem sawfly, Cephus cinctus (Hymenoptera: Cephidae). Canadian Entomologist 114: 775-778.
Acknowledgments:	Dr Steven Simpson, Oxford Natrural History Museum
Contacts:	Specimens available at Museum Victoria, Melbourne Australia Contact - InfoZone Exotic Plant Pest Hotline Phone No.: 1800 084 881