The leaf and stem mines of British flies and other insects
 

(Coleoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera and Lepidoptera)

by Brian Pitkin, Willem Ellis, Colin Plant and Rob Edmunds

 

Scolioneura vicina Konow, 1894
[Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae]


Scolioneura vicina Konow, 1894
Scolioneura betuleti (Klug, 1816). [Unavailable]
Selandria tenuicornis Stephens, 1835. [Unavailable].


Leaf miner: Large, transparent, in fresh condition pale green blotch that begins at the leaf margin, without an accumulation of frass. Mine and larva are undistinguishable from those of S. betuleti (Bladmineerders van Europa).

The mine is also illustrated in British leafminers.

Larva: The larvae of sawflies have a head capsule, chewing mouthparts with opposable mandibles, six thoracic legs and abdominal legs (although they may be reduced) (see examples).

The larva is pale green, with a brown head (British leafminers). The larva is also illustrated in Bladmineerders van Europa.

Pupa: The pupae of sawflies have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths.

Adult: The adult is illustrated in ECatSym - Electronic World Catalog of Symphyta.

Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:

Betulaceae        
Betula pendula Silver Birch British Wild Flowers by John Somerville et al. British leafminers
Betula pendula Silver Birch British Wild Flowers by John Somerville et al. British leafminers
Betula verrucosa White Birch   British leafminers

Hosts elsewhere:

Betulaceae        
Betula papyrifera Paper birch   Bladmineerders van Europa
Betula pendula Silver Birch British Wild Flowers by John Somerville et al. Bladmineerders van Europa
Betula pubescens Downy Birch British Wild Flowers by John Somerville et al. Bladmineerders van Europa

Time of year - larvae: May - June (British leafminers).

Time of year - adults: Currently unknown.

Comments: Full synonymy and references are listed in ECatSym - Electronic World Catalog of Symphyta.

Distribution in Great Britain and Ireland: A female was found in May 1942 in Ireland (Liston and O'Connor, 2005) and the species has subsequently been recorded in mainland Britain (British leafminers - Newsletter 12).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg and Sweden (Fauna Europaea).

NBN Atlas links to known host species:

Betula papyrifera, Betula pendula, Betula pubescens, Betula verrucosa

British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:

Ichneumonoidea - Links to species no longer available  
Shawiana laevis (Thomson, 1892) Braconidae: Exothecinae


External links: Search the internet:
Biodiversity Heritage Library
Bladmineerders van Europa
British leafminers
Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea
NBN Atlas
NHM UK Checklist
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