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February 8, 2026The Entomologist s monthly magazine0 citations

Shetland revisited, for its sawflies (Hymenoptera: Symphyta: Tenthredinidae)

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ALAndrew ListonPFPeter Forrest

Key Points

  • The research aims to update the list of established sawfly species in the Shetland archipelago.
  • Conducted field work in 2024-2025 to observe and record sawfly species in Shetland.
  • Included species identification and verification through comparison with published records.
  • Compiled a comprehensive list of identified species, with notes on their distribution.
  • Added four new sawfly species to the Shetland list: Euura annulata, E. ferruginea, E. poecilonota, and Nematus septentrionalis.
  • Corrected a misidentification of Euura melanocephalus previously recorded in Shetland.
  • Recorded Euura obducta for the first time in the northern group of islands.

Abstract

Field work in 2024‐2025 adds four species to the list of sawflies known to be established in the Shetland archipelago: Euura annulata (Gimmerthal, 1834), E . ferruginea (Förster, 1854), E . poecilonota (Zaddach, 1876) and Nematus septentrionalis (Linnaeus, 1758). The only published record of Euura melanocephalus (Hartig, 1837) from Shetland is based on a misidentification of E. ferruginea. Euura obducta (Hartig, 1837) is recorded for the first time in the northern group of islands (previously only found on Fair Isle). A total of 16 species are now known to be established. All are Tenthredinidae, and all but three are Nematinae. The species are listed in a table, with an indication of whether they are recorded in the northern archipelago and/???or Fair Isle.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/698827f00fc35cd7a8847052https://doi.org/10.31184/m00138908.1621.4341
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