Diprion liuwanensis

Identification

Along with Diprion tianmunicus, D. liuwanensis is the only Diprion in which the female forewing is distally infumateinfumate:
tinted with a smoky hue. Refers to wing membrane.
. It is most similar overall to D. wenshanicus but differs in having a concolorous mesopectus.

The D. liuwanensis male uniquely shares a linear ventral margin to the valvicepsvalviceps:
the distal end of the penial sclerite. There is no explicit anatomical boundary between the valviceps and the remainder of the penial sclerite.
with D. nipponicus. Sparse mesothoracic vestiturevestiture:
covering of hairs on a surface. In the attached image, that surface is the mesoscutum in profile view.
in the male is a condition uniquely shared with D. hani (among the nine species in which that character could be assessed).

Plant associations

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Distribution

Guangxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi, and Anhui Provinces, People's Republic of China (Xiao et al. 1983Xiao et al. 1983:
Xiao G, Huang X, Zhou S. 1983. Sawflies of the genus Diprion from China (Hymenoptera, Symphyta: Diprionidae). [In Chinese.] Scientia Silvae Sinicae 19(3): 277–283.).

Natural enemies

No natural enemies known.

Taxonomy

Basionymbasionym:
the original combination of a species name, consisting of the genus name and a specific epithet.
: Diprion liuwanensis Huang and Xiao, 1983