Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2016
Keywords
Exotic species, Range expansion, State record, Museum data
Abstract
Examination of museum specimens, unpublished collection data, and field surveys conducted between 2010 and 2014 resulted in records for 22 species of sawflies new to Washington State, seven of which are likely to be pest problems in ornamental landscapes. These data highlight the continued range expansion of exotic species across North America. These new records also indicate that our collective knowledge of Pacific Northwest arthropod biodiversity and biogeography is underdeveloped, even for a relatively well known and species-poor group of insects. Notable gaps in the knowledge of Washington State’s Symphyta remain for the Olympic Peninsula, the Cascade Mountain Range, and the arid interior of the state. Washington’s shrub-steppe appears to be particularly poorly surveyed for sawflies.
Publication Title
Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Volume
49
First Page
129
Last Page
159
Recommended Citation
Looney C, Smith DR, Collman SJ, Langor DW, Peterson MA (2016) Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) newly recorded from Washington State. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 49: 129–159. doi: 10.3897/JHR.49.7104
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Sawfies--Northwest, Pacific; Sawflies--Washington (State); Hymenoptera--Northwest, Pacific; Hymenoptera--Washington (State); Pests--Control--Northwest, Pacific; Pests--Control--Washington (State)
Geographic Coverage
Northwest, Pacific; Washington (State)
Genre/Form
articles
Type
Text
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Comments
Published by the International Society of Hymenoptera