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Megaxyela

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Megaxyela
Megaxyela major, Oklahoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Xyelidae
Subfamily: Macroxyelinae
Genus: Megaxyela
Ashmead, 1898

Megaxyela is a genus of sawflies in the family Xyelidae. There are about 13 described species in Megaxyela, found in the eastern Nearctic and in the southeastern part of East Asia. Two fossil species have been discovered, in Colorado and Shandong, China.

Megaxyela are external feeders of trees in the walnut family, Juglandaceae.[1][2][3][4]

Species

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These 13 species belong to the genus Megaxyela:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Blank, Stephan M.; Kramp, Katja; Smith, David R.; Sundukov, Yuri N.; et al. (2017). "Big and beautiful: the Megaxyela species (Hymenoptera, Xyelidae)of East Asia and North America". European Journal of Taxonomy. 348. doi:10.5852/ejt.2017.348.
  2. ^ Taeger, A.; Liston, A.D.; Prous, M.; Groll, E.K.; et al. (2018). "ECatSym – Electronic World Catalog of Symphyta (Insecta, Hymenoptera)". Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut (SDEI), Müncheberg. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  3. ^ "Megaxyela". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  4. ^ "Megaxyela genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2021-10-29.