Pristiphora brevis (Hartig, 1837)
(a sawfly)

Interactions where Pristiphora brevis is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva grazes on leaf Restricted Thalictrum flavum Common Meadow-rue Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Pristiphora brevis/Pristiphora brevisa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Thalictrum flavum/Thalictrum flavumcommon meadow-rueleafSole

Author & YearTitleSource
Benson, R.B., 1958Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(c), 252pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Pristiphora brevis (a sawfly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Pristiphora brevis (a sawfly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPristiphora brevis (a sawfly)
GenusPristiphora (a genus of sawflies)
TribePristiphorini (a tribe of hymenopterans)
SubfamilyNEMATINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyTENTHREDINIDAE (a family of sawflies)
SuperfamilyTENTHREDINOIDEA (a superfamily of sawflies)
SuborderSYMPHYTA (sawflies)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pristiphora brevis (a sawfly)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Zwakhals, C.J., Blommers, L.H.M. & Mol, A.W.M. 2021 Some European Ichneumon wasps (Hymenoptera, Ctenopelmatinae) reared from sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) Entomologische Berichten Vol 81 (5): 195-205.

Pristiphora brevis (a sawfly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pristiphora brevis (a sawfly):

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