Corresponding authors: Andrew D. Liston (
Academic editor: Jose Fernandez-Triana
The superfamilies
Of particular value in accessing the extensive but widely scattered literature on sawflies, is the online database “
Special problems are attached to the interpretation of records for some species not found in the British Isles since their inclusion in the works of
Authorship and date of publication of original descriptions by various authors follow mainly the bibliographic research of
The classification of genera used here is largely based on the system of Benson (1951-1958). This has the advantages of being relatively simple and widely known. Detailed phylogenetic studies on several major lineages of
Genus and species group names are included selectively in the synonymy. For a complete current synonymy of all these, including important misidentifications, see
has at some time been used for a taxon occurring in the British Isles; is used in widely consulted works on taxonomy or distribution, or in original accounts of biological characters / descriptions of immature stages.
The general scope and rationale for the checklist are covered by
Some of the diversity of British sawflies is illustrated in Figs
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Synonymy of
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Introduced, not established.
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A species of Central European origin, thought to be attached mainly to
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Introduced, not established.
#Introduced, not established.
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Established in Ireland.
#Introduced, not established.
#Introduced, not established.
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Extinct in Britain; presence in British Isles based on one female (NHM) said to have been collected near Salisbury (
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Raised to subfamily rank by
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There are grounds for suspecting that this consists of a group of species, with more narrowly defined host plant spectra than presently accepted.
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Added by Knight and Liston (in prep.). Some differences between Scottish individuals and the Estonian lectotype require further investigation.
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Extinct; recorded only on the basis of a single specimen by
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Possibly extinct in Britain.
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Added by Knight & Liston (in prep.).
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Representative British sawflies, superfamilies
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