Caliroa

The genus Caliroa is a group of sawflies in the family Tenthredinidae. The larvae are slimy in appearance, and are sometimes referred to as "slugs" (e.g., the "pear slug"), though they are not gastropods, but insects.

Caliroa
Larva of Caliroa cerasi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Suborder:
Symphyta
Family:
Tenthredinidae
Genus:
Caliroa

Costa, 1859
Species:
  • Caliroa annulipes (Klug)
  • Caliroa cerasi (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Caliroa cinxia (Klug)
  • Caliroa cothurnata (Serville)
  • Caliroa crypta Heidemaa
  • Caliroa dionae Smith and Moissan-De Serres[1]
  • Caliroa distincta Smith
  • Caliroa fasciata (Norton)
  • Caliroa floridana Smith
  • Caliroa hyalina Smith
  • Caliroa labrata MacGillivray
  • Caliroa liturata MacGillivray
  • Caliroa lobata MacGillivray
  • Caliroa lorata MacGillivray
  • Caliroa lunata MacGillivray
  • Caliroa nyssae Smith
  • Caliroa obsoleta (Norton)
  • Caliroa petiolata Smith
  • Caliroa quercuscoccineae (Dyar)
  • Caliroa tremulae Chevin
  • Caliroa varipes (Klug)

The larvae of some species in this genus are important pests which can do significant damage to the leaves of trees such as oaks, poplars, cherries, and pears. The larvae are covered in slime, making them unpalatable to predators; when fully grown, they drop off the tree and pupate underground.

References
  1. Smith, David R.; Moissan-De Serres, Joseph (October 2017). "A New North American Caliroa (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) on Vaccinium corymbosum L. (Ericaceae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 119 (4): 637–640. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.119.4.637. ISSN 0013-8797.
  • Media related to Caliroa at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Caliroa at Wikispecies



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