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Issue: Vol. 955 No. 1: 26 Apr. 2005
Type: Articles
Published: 2005-04-26
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.955.1.1
Page range: 1–8
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A new genus and species of Australian pergid sawfly (Hymenoptera: Symphyta, Pergidae) causing damage on grass (Poaceae)

Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen, Muenchhausenstr. 21, 81247 Munich, Germany
Department of Business, Industry and Resource Development, GPO Box 3000, Darwin, NT 0801, Australia
Hymenoptera Symphyta Pergidae Australia Poaceae pest species taxonomy

Abstract

Dalia graminis, new genus and species, is described from the Darwin area in the Northern Territory, Australia. The new species belongs to the subfamily Euryinae and is most closely related to the genera Clarissa and Diphamorphos. Dalia graminis sp. nov. is the first record of an Australian pergid sawfly feeding on grass (Poaceae) causing severe damage on economically important crops.

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