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The Trefoil Sawfly, Atomacera debilis Say (Hymenoptera: Argidae), in Ontario1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

O. H. Lindquist
Affiliation:
Forest Insect Laboratory, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
J. R. Trinnell
Affiliation:
Forest Insect Laboratory, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Abstract

The trefoil sawfly, Atomacera debilis Say, is reported for the first time from Canada. The larvae are redescribed to illustrate their unusual morphological characters. The known distribution in North America and biological information on the species are presented.

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Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1965

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