Nematus is a genus of sawfly in the family Tenthredinidae. Some of its species, including Nematus leucotrochus, Nematus olfaciens and Nematus ribesii, eat the leaves of fruit bushes and trees, and can be serious pests.[1]

Nematus
Adult willow sawfly, Nematus oligospilus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Symphyta
Family: Tenthredinidae
Subfamily: Nematinae
Genus: Nematus
Panzer, 1801
Nematus abbotii

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  1. ^ Alford, David V. (2014), Pests of Fruit Crops: a Colour Handbook (2nd ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 394–397, ISBN 978-1-4822-5420-4