Pontania Costa, 1852
(a genus of sawflies)

Interactions where Pontania is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

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

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Affected Part 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 Summary
gall (first generation) is kleptoparasitised by larva UK/IrelandRestricted Euphranta toxoneura Willow Sawfly Tephritid Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
Euphrantia toxoneura (Loew) (Diptera, Tephritidae) new to Scotland, Wilkinson, G., 2015
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Euphranta toxoneura/Euphranta toxoneurawillow sawfly tephritidlarva Animal / kleptoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Pontania/Pontaniaa genus of sawfliesgall (first generation)Sole larva kleptoparasitises gall (first generation)
larva is predated by larva UK/IrelandRestricted Euphranta toxoneura Willow Sawfly Tephritid Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
Euphrantia toxoneura (Loew) (Diptera, Tephritidae) new to Scotland, Wilkinson, G., 2015
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Euphranta toxoneura/Euphranta toxoneurawillow sawfly tephritidlarva Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Pontania/Pontaniaa genus of sawflieslarvaSole larva is predator of larva
gall gall of larva with inquiline larva Melanapion minimum Sallow Guest Weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Melanapion minimum/Melanapion minimumsallow guest weevillarva Animal / inquiline /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Pontania/Pontaniaa genus of sawfliesgalllarva larva is inquiline in gall of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Morris, M.G., 1990Orthocerous WeevilsHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5 Part 16, 108pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
White, I.M., 1988Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol 10. Part 5a, 134pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Wilkinson, G., 2015Euphrantia toxoneura (Loew) (Diptera, Tephritidae) new to ScotlandDipterists Digest (2nd Series) Vol 22: 143-144.

Pontania (a genus of sawflies) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Pontania (a genus of sawflies) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPontania (a genus of sawflies)
TribeNematini (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 Pontania (a genus of sawflies)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Knight, G. 2006 Recent additions to the British sawfly list Sawfly Study Group Newsletter Vol 1: 2-6.

Pontania (a genus of sawflies) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Parasites

Kasparyan, D.R. & Kopelke, J.-P. 2010 A Taxonomic Review of Ichneumon-flies (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), Parasitoids of Gall-forming Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae) on Salix Part II. Review of the Palaearctic Species of the Genus Saotis Förster with Description of Four New Species A Taxonomic Review of Ichneumon-flies (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), Parasitoids of Gall-forming Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae) on *Salix* Entomological Review Vol 90 (1): 235-266.
Kasparyan, D.R. & Kopelke, J.-P. 2009 Taxonomic Review and Key to European Ichneumon Flies (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), Parasitoids of Gall-forming Sawflies of the Genera Pontania Costa, Phyllocolpa Benson, and Euura Newman (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae) on Willows: Part I Taxonomic Review and Key to European Ichneumon Flies (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), Parasitoids of Gall-forming Sawflies of the Genera *Pontania* Costa, *Phyllocolpa* Benson, and *Euura* Newman (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae) on Willows Entomological Review Vol 89 (8): 933-957.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Pontania (a genus of sawflies):

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