A new species of Acantholyda (Hymenoptera: Pamphiliidae) from Lebanon, associated with Cedrus libani (Pinaceae)

Pages	113-119
DOI	10.37520/aemnp.2024.009
Keywords	Hymenoptera, Symphyta, Pamphiliidae, sawfly, key, new species, taxonomy, cedar of Lebanon, Western Palaearctic Region
Type of Article	Peer-reviewed
Citation	LISTON, Andrew a NOBLECOURT, Thierry. A new species of Acantholyda (Hymenoptera: Pamphiliidae) from Lebanon, associated with Cedrus libani (Pinaceae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. Prague: National Museum, 2024, 64(1), 113-119. DOI: https://doi.org/10.37520/aemnp.2024.009. ISSN 0374-1036 (print) 1804-6487 (online). Also available from: https://www.nm.cz/en/periodicals/acta-entomologica-musei-nationalis-pragae/64-1/a-new-species-of-acantholyda-hymenoptera-pamphiliidae-from-lebanon-associated-with-cedrus-libani-pinaceae

Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae | 2024/64/1

Acantholyda nemeri sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Pamphiliidae) is described from adults of both sexes from Lebanon. Its host plant is probably Cedrus libani, the cedar of Lebanon (Pinaceae). The new species shows a combination of adult characters that makes placing it in one of the two widely-recognised subgenera of Acantholyda problematic. Acantholyda nemeri is only the fourth sawfly species associated with Cedrus as a larval host and, together with Cephalcia tannourinensis Chevin, 2002 (Pamphiliidae), the second from C. libani. A key to adults of Acantholyda Costa, 1894 species of the Western Palaearctic is provided.

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