Apethymus apicalis (Klug, 1818)

Lønnve, Ole Jørgen & J .., O., 2009, Notes on Norwegian sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) II. 13 species new to the Norwegian Fauna, Norwegian Journal of Entomology 56, pp. 50-56 : 51

Apethymus apicalis (Klug, 1818)

Records: AK,Baerum:Storøykilen(UTMwgs8432

VNM895407 ), EIS 28, July–August 2002, 1♂ leg. Hansen, L. O. : Oslo: Ekebergskråninga (UTMWGS8432 VNM98454100 ), 8 August–11 December 2007, 2♂ leg. Endrestøl, A. & Hansen, L. O. ; TEY, Kragerø: Kragerø , EIS 11, unknown collecting date, 1♂ leg. Ullmann, A. C.

Notes: Schøyen (1887) mention one male specimen of Emphytus filiformis Klug collected by Ullmann from Kragerø. This specimen still exists in the collection at NHM, and clearly is an A. apicalis male. The hostplant is Rosa spp. ( Taeger et al., 1998).