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Topic: Heterarthrus aceris Now Heterarthrus fiora

Chris,

A recent paper reviewing the Heterarthrus species sawfly leaf miners found that leaf mines previously identified as Heterarthrus aceris were in fact a misidentification and should be renamed Heterarthrus fiora.

Reference: Liston, A, Mutanen, M, Viitasaari (2019) - On the taxonomy of Heterarthrus (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae), with a review of the West Palaearctic species, Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 72, 83-126

Steve

Steve J. McWilliam
www.rECOrd-LRC.co.uk
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Re: Heterarthrus aceris Now Heterarthrus fiora

No problem - all done thanks :)

Chris Raper, Manager of the UK Species Inventory, Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity,
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD.  (tel: 020 7942 5894)
also Tachinid Recording Scheme (http://tachinidae.org.uk/)