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Genus CIMBEX Olivier
Crabro Geoffrey, 1762. Hist. Abregee des Insectes, v. 2, p. 261. Suppressed by Internatl.
Comm. Zool. Nomencl., Op. 144, 1936. Publication unavailable for nomenclatorial
purposes, Internatl. Comm. Zool. Nomencl., Op. 228, 1954.
Type-species: Crabro humeralis Fourcroy. Desig. by Bradley, 1919.
Clavellarius Olivier, 1789. Encycl. Meth., Diet. Ins., v. 4, p. 22. Suppressed by Internatl.
Comm. Zool. Nomencl, Op. 216, 1954.
Type-species: Tenthredo lidea Linnaeus. Desig. by Latreille, 1810.
Cimbex Olivier, 1790. Encycl. Meth., Diet. Ins., v. 5, p. 762. N. name for Clavellarius
Olivier.
Clavellaria Lamarck, 1801. Systeme Anim. Sans Vert., p. 264. Emend.
A Holarctic genus with about 17 species whose members are the largest of sawflies. Adults
have large, powerful mandibles with which they may sometimes girdle the twigs of their host.
Members of this genus show considerable variation in color and structure, and an intensive
study is required to determine the validity of the segregates listed below.
Taxonomy: Ross and Burke (!), 1947. Bui. Zool. Nomencl, pp. 201-202 (status of the name
Clavellarius Olivier. 1789).
Cimbex americana Leach
Newfoundland to Alaska s. to N. C, Colo., Oreg. Ecology: Widespread.
Host: Acer, Alnus, Betula, Ostrya, Populus, Pruniis, Salix, Tilia, Ulmus. Elm sawfly.
Cimbex americana Leach, 1817. Zool. Misc., v. 3, p. 105. ♂.
Cimbex violacea Lepeletier, 1823. Monog. Tenthred., p. 27. ♀.
Cimbex luctifera Klug, 1829. Gesell Naturf. Freunde Berlin 1(2): 85. ♀, ♂.
Cimbex La Portei Lepeletier, 1833. Soc. Ent. France, Ann. 2: 454. ♀.
Cimbex Viardi Lepeletier, 1833. Soc. Ent. France, Ann. 2: 454. ♀.
Ciynbex ulmi Harris, 1841. Rpt. Ins. Mass. Injurious to Veg., p. 374.
Cimbex Dahlbomi Guerin 1845. Inconogr. Regne Anim., v. 7 (Ins.), p. 398. ♀.
Cimbex lateralis Guerin, 1845. Inconogr. Regne Anim., v. 7 (Ins.), p. 398. ♀.
Cimbex kirbyi Brulle, 1846. In Lepeletier, Hist. Nat. Ins., Hym. v. 4, p. 672. ♀.
Cimbex americana var. alba Norton, 1867. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 1: 42. ♀.
Cimbex americana var. nortoni MacGillivray, 1916. Conn. State Geol and Nat. Hist.
Survey Bui 22: 104. ♀.
Crabro americana var. rubrosa Ross, 1932. Canad. Ent. 64: 250. ♂.
Biology: Harris, 1841. Rpt. Ins. Mass. Injurious to Veg., p. 374. —Webster, 1890. U. S. Dept.
Agr., Insect Life 2: 228-230. — Townsend, 1892. Canad. Ent. 24: 126. — Aldrich, 1892.
Canad. Ent. 24: 144. — Severin and Severin, 1908. Wis. Acad. Scl, Arts and Letters, Trans.
16: 61-76. —Severin, 1920. S. Dak. State Ent., Circ. 22, 4 pp. —Wong, 1954. Canad. Ent. 86:
154. -Lipa and Smirnoff, 1971. Bui Acad. Pol. Sci., Ser. Sci. Biol. 19: 269-274 (a protozoan
parasite). —Stein, 1974. U. S. Dept. Agr., Forest Pest Leaflet 142, 6 pp.
Morphology: Severin and Severin, 1908. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 1: 87-101 (female reproductive
organs). —Severin and Severin, 1908. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 1: 196-205 (male reproductive
organs). —Severin and Severin, 1908. Wis. Acad. Sci., Arts and Letters, Trans. 16: 39-60
(digestive canal).
Cimbex pacifica Cresson
Colo., Wash., Oreg., Calif. Host: Salix.
Cimbex pacifica Cresson, 1880. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 8: 1. ♀, ♂.
Biology: Schuh and Mote, 1948. Oreg. State Coll Agr., Expt. Sta. Bui 449: 128.
Cimbex rubida Cresson
Nev., Calif. Host: Salix.
Cimbex rubida Cresson, 1880. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 8: 1. ♀.
Cimbex semidea Cresson
Maine, N. H., Ont., Mich.
Cimbex semidea Cresson, 1880. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 8: 1. ♀.
Cimbex hudsonica Kirby, 1882. List. Hym. Brit. Mus., v. 1, p. 8. ♀.
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