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UKJNCC - Oabietinus2022 | Orussus abietinus

Assessment ID
Oabietinus2022
Taxon name
Orussus abietinus
Scopoli, 1763
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JNCC
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Orussus abietinus
Scopoli, 1763
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Invertebrates
Insects
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
arthropoda
Class
insecta
Order
hymenoptera
Family
orussidae
Genus
Orussus
Species
abietinus
Species authority
Scopoli, 1763
National taxonomy system
UKSI
Unique national taxonomic ID
NHMSYS0020481711
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Great Britain
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
Country ISO code(s)
GB-SCT
GB-ENG
GB-WLS
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Regionally Extinct
Abbreviated status
RE
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
There are two old records, from Kent (1817) and Devon (probably 1824 or 1826). A third record from Sussex (ca 1880) was shown to be erroneous. Benson (1951) concluded the species was 'very doubtfully British' but the circumstances around the Kent and Devon records seem sufficiently convincing that the species should be given the benefit of the doubt, albeit now long Regionally Extinct in Britain.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2022
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Andy Musgrove
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. Version 3.1. 2nd Edition, IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland & Cambridge, UK plus regional guidelines v.551
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.sawflies.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Sawfly-Review-Phase-1-FINAL.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Yes
Freshwater
No
Marine
No
Publication
A review of the status of the sawflies of Great Britain Phase 1: Families other than the Tenthredinidae
Musgrove, A.J. 2022. A review of the status of sawflies of Great Britain - Phase 1: families other than Tenthredinidae. Natural England.