Masaakia longivaginata Takeuchi, 1950
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Masaakia longivaginata Takeuchi, 1950 |
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Masaakia longivaginata Takeuchi, 1950
Japanese name: Hime-yashabushi-habachi
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Material examined. HONSHU: Tochigi Pref.: 1 ˁ, Nakagawa, Yamata , 36°42′N 140°12′E, coll. larva ( Fig. 8A View Fig ), on Alnus hirsuta var. hirsuta , 16. V. 2019, em. 9. IV. 2020, S. Ibuki GoogleMaps .
Larva. Late instar larva ( Fig. 8A View Fig ) pale green; trunk with semitransparent branched spines; thoracic spines apically brownish. Mature larva 12 mm long; head pale greenish yellow; trunk pale green, without spines; legs pale yellow green, with claws brownish.
Host plants. Betulaceae : Alnus hirsuta (Spach) Turcz. ex Rupr. var. hirsuta (new record), A. pendula Matsum. ( Togashi, 1979).
Life history. The sawfly has one generation a year. The larva is solitary and has an extra larval molt. The final instar larva makes a cocoon in the soil. Hibernation is done in the cocoon.
Remarks. The larva has not been described so far. The known host plants are only Alnus .
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