Cimbicidae

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Cimbicidae
Cimbex sp.
Cimbex sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Symphyta
Superfamily: Tenthredinoidea
Family: Cimbicidae
Genera


  • Abia Leach, 1817
  • Cimbex Olivier, 1790
  • Corynis Thunberg, 1789
  • Praia Wankowicz, 1880
  • Pseudoclavellaria Schultz, 1906
  • Trichiosoma Leach, 1817

The Cimbicidae are a small family of large-bodied, often hairy sawflies, with only 130 species in 6 genera worldwide. Larvae are solitary herbivores.

The family is distinctive in having antennae with a prominent apical club or knob. The adults of some species can exceed 3 cm in length, and are among the heaviest of all Hymenoptera.


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