
Taxonomy
The Tenthredinidae are divided into seven subfamilies. Of the 430 genera, nine contain more than 50 species.
Tenthredinidae is the largest family of sawflies, with well over 7,500 species worldwide, divided into 430 genera. Larvae are typically herbivores and feed on the foliage of trees and shrubs, with occasional exceptions that are leaf miners, stem borers, or gall makers. The larvae of externally feeding species resemble small caterpillars. As with all hymenopterans, common sawflies undergo complete metamorphosis.

The Tenthredinidae are divided into seven subfamilies. Of the 430 genera, nine contain more than 50 species.

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