Pterygophorus Klug, 1814: 276-278. Type species: Pterygophorus cinctus Klug. Subsequently designated by Ashmead, 1898: 230.
Citations
Billberg 1820 [catalogue/checklist: 99]; Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau 1823 [diagnosis: xv, 50]; Latreille 1829 [diagnosis: 275-276]; Norton 1869 [diagnosis, distribution (range): 330-331]; Cameron 1878a [distribution (range), systematics – classification: 2, 3, 5, 9]; Kirby 1882 [description, new taxon, systematics – classification: 81-83, 91-92]; Blanchard 1840 [diagnosis, distribution (range): 230]; Froggatt 1901 [behaviour, description, description of immature stages, host plant: 7]; Konow 1905a [key: 36]; Froggatt 1907 [biology, description, description of immature stages, host plant: 72]; Konow 1907 [key to species, new taxon, revision/review: 217-219]; Rohwer 1911a [type information: 89, 103, 104]; Rohwer 1911c [systematics – classification: 225]; Morice 1919 [key, key to species, revision/review: 256, 289-293]; Tillyard 1926 [diagnosis: 265]; Benson 1938a [key, key to species, revision/review: 613, 610-618]; Benson 1938c [illustration of adult, systematics – classification: 380, 382]; Smith 1978 [catalogue/checklist: 148-149]; Pagliano & Scaramozzino 1990 [catalogue/checklist: 173]; Abe & Smith 1991 [synonymy, systematics – classification: 74]; Naumann 1991 [illustration of adult: 933]; Pschorn-Walcher 1998 [behaviour, oviposition, sociality: 460].
Biology
Species live on Melaleuca and Leptospermum, and larvae pupate in timber or bark (Macdonald & Ohmart 1993).
Pterygophorus biroi Mocsáry
Pterygophorus Birói Mocsáry, 1909: 9. Type locality: Papua New Guinea: Sattelberg, Huon Golf, Morobe. Syntype, male. Type depository: HNHM. Described: male.
Citations
Smith 1978 [catalogue/checklist: 148]; Schmidt 2006 [catalogue/checklist: 633].
Distribution
Australasian: Papua New Guinea [Smith 1978, Schmidt 2006].
Pterygophorus breviantennatus Smith
Pterygophorus breviantennatus Smith, 1980b: 333-335. Type locality: Papua New Guinea: Fly River, Kiunga, 35 m. Holotype female, by monotypy and original designation. Type depository: BPBM. Described: female. Illust.
Citations
Smith 1980b [illustration of female, illustration of lance/lancet, illustration of sawsheath: 332, 333-335]; Schmidt 2006 [catalogue/checklist: 633].
Distribution
Australasian: Papua New Guinea [Smith 1980b, Schmidt 2006].
Pterygophorus cinctus Klug
Pterygophorus cinctus Klug, 1814: 278-279. Type locality: Australia. Syntype, male, female. Type depository: ZMHB? Described: male, female. Illust.
Tenthredo (Pterygophorus) cinctus: Blanchard, 1844: pl. 108, fig. 8. Change of combination.
Pterygophorus civetus: Rohwer, 1910: 469. Misspelling of species name.
Citations
Leach1817 [description, distribution (range), illustration of female, illustration of male: 119]; Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau 1823 [diagnosis, distribution (range): 51]; Blanchard 1840 [description of adult, distribution (range): 230]; Guérin-Méneville 1844 [distribution (range), illustration of female: 401, pl. 64, fig. 9]; Blanchard 1844 [illustration of female: Pl. 108, Fig. 8]; Kirby 1882 [distribution record: 82]; Froggatt 1890c [catalogue/checklist, distribution (range): 695]; Froggatt 1890d [description of immature stages, distribution record, host plant, life history, rearing, seasonal distribution: 654]; Dalla Torre 1894 [catalogue/checklist: 308]; Froggatt 1901 [common name, description, illustration of female, illustration of immature stages, illustration of lance/lancet, illustration of male: 7-8, plates]; Konow 1905a [distribution (range), illustration of female, illustration of male: 37, pl. 3]; Froggatt 1907 [description of adult, illustration of female, illustration of immature stages: 72, pl. XI]; Konow 1907 [key: 217]; Rohwer1910 [catalogue/checklist, synonymy: 469]; Morice 1919 [distribution (range), key: 291, 293]; Tillyard 1926 [behaviour, illustration of adult: 265]; Forsius 1927 [distribution record, taxonomy: 284, 287]; Forsius 1929a [distribution record: 84]; Benson 1938a [distribution (range), illustration of adult, illustration of lance/lancet, key, revision/review: 613, 615, 616]; Smith 1978 [catalogue/checklist, host plant: 148-149]; Smith 1980b [distribution record: 333]; Elliot et al. 1998 [host plant, impact/damage: 86]; Schmidt 2006 [catalogue/checklist, host plant: 633].
Distribution
Australasian: Australia (New South Wales [Kirby 1882, Froggatt 1890d, Froggatt 1901, Morice 1919, Smith 1978, Smith 1980b, Schmidt 2006], Queensland [Morice 1919, Smith 1978, Schmidt 2006], Tasmania [Guérin-Méneville 1844, Smith 1978, Schmidt 2006], Victoria [Kirby 1882, Morice 1919, Forsius 1929a, Smith 1978, Schmidt 2006]).
Associations
Host – MYRTALES Myrtaceae: Leptospermum sp. [Froggatt 1890d, Schmidt 2006]
Pterygophorus distinctus Rohwer
Pterygophorus distinctus Rohwer, 1910: 469-470. Type locality: Australia: Woodford, New South Wales. Holotype female, by monotypy and original designation. Type depository: BMNH. Described: female.
Citations
Morice 1919 [distribution (range), key, type information: 291]; Benson 1938a [distribution (range), key, taxonomy: 611, 614]; Smith 1978 [catalogue/checklist: 149]; Schmidt 2006 [catalogue/checklist: 633].
Distribution
Australasian: Australia (New South Wales [Morice 1919, Smith 1978, Schmidt 2006]).
Pterygophorus facielongus Benson
Pterygophorus facielonga Benson, 1938a: 616-618. Type locality: Australia: Woodford, New South Wales. Holotype female, by original designation. Type depository: BMNH. Described: male, female. Illust.
Citations
Benson 1938a [distribution (range), illustration of lance/lancet, key: 615, 616-618]; Quinlan 1974 [type information: 246-247]; Smith 1978 [catalogue/checklist: 149]; Smith 1980b [distribution record: 333]; Schmidt 2006 [catalogue/checklist: 633].
Distribution
Australasian: Australia (New South Wales [Smith 1978, Smith 1980b, Schmidt 2006], Queensland [Benson 1938a, Smith 1978, Schmidt 2006], Victoria [Benson 1938a, Smith 1978, Schmidt 2006]).
Pterygophorus insignis Kirby
Pterygophorus insignis Kirby, 1894: 45-46. Type locality: Australia: Mackay, Queensland. Syntype, female. Type depository: BMNH. Described: female.
Citations
Turner 1900 [distribution record, feeding: 517, 518]; Rohwer1910 [catalogue/checklist, synonymy: 460, 469]; Morice 1919 [distribution (range), key, type information: 291, 293]; Forsius 1927 [distribution record: 284]; Benson 1938a [distribution (range), key, revision/review: 611, 616]; Smith 1978 [catalogue/checklist: 149]; Smith 1980b [distribution record: 333]; Jones & Elliot 1990 [behaviour, control, description of adult, description of immature stages, host plant, illustration of immature stages, impact/damage: 176-177]; Purcell & Goolsby 2005 [behaviour, biological control, distribution (range), host plant, laboratory studies, life history, parasitism]; Schmidt 2006 [catalogue/checklist, host plant: 633].
Distribution
Australasian: Australia (Queensland [Turner 1900, Morice 1919, Smith 1978, Smith 1980b, Schmidt 2006]).
Associations
Hosts – MYRTALES Myrtaceae: Callistemon sp., Leptospermum sp. [Jones & Elliot 1990, Schmidt 2006], Melaleuca armillaris (Sol. ex Gaertn) Sm. [Jones & Elliot 1990, Schmidt 2006].
Pterygophorus turneri Rohwer
Pterygophorus turneri Rohwer, 1910: 470. Type locality: Australia: Cairns, Queensland. Holotype female, by original designation. Type depository: BMNH. Described: female.
Citations
Morice 1919 [distribution (range), key, type information: 292, 293]; Benson 1938a [distribution (range), key, revision/review: 614]; Smith 1978 [catalogue/checklist: 149]; Schmidt 2006 [catalogue/checklist: 633].
Distribution
Australasian: Australia (Queensland [Morice 1919, Smith 1978]).
Associations
Host – MYRTALES Myrtaceae: Syzygium francisii (Bailey) L.A.S.Johnson [Schmidt 2006].
Pterygophorus sp.
Citations
Cleland 1918 [natural enemies: 70].
Associations
Foe – AVES Pachycephalidae: Pachycephala pectoralis (Latham) [Cleland 1918].
Pterygophorus sp.
Citations
Moore 1972 [host plant: 33].
Associations
Host – MYRTALES Myrtaceae: Eucalyptus pilularis Sm. [Moore 1972].
Pterygophorus sp.
Citations
Southwell et al. 2003 [antifeedants, host plant, laboratory studies: 86, 90].
Associations
Host – MYRTALES Myrtaceae: Melaleuca alternifolia Maiden & Betche ex Cheel [Southwell et al. 2003].