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Xyela deserti

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Xyela deserti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Xyelidae
Genus: Xyela
Species:
X. deserti
Binomial name
Xyela deserti
Burdick, 1961

Xyela deserti is a species of sawfly in the genus Xyela that is endemic to North America. It can be found in Nevada and California. The host for the larvae is Pinus monophylla (single-leaf pinyon).[1]

References

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  1. ^ Smith, David R. (1979). "Xyelidae". Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico – Vol. 1 – Symphyta and Apocrita (Parasitica). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 8.