The National Red List Project

UKJNCC - Cpygmeus2022 | Cephus pygmeus

Assessment ID
Cpygmeus2022
Taxon name
Cephus pygmeus
Linnaeus, 1767
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Cephus pygmeus
Linnaeus, 1767
Common name(s)
Wheat Stem Borer
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Invertebrates
Insects
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
arthropoda
Class
insecta
Order
hymenoptera
Family
cephidae
Genus
Cephus
Species
pygmeus
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1767
National taxonomy system
UKSI
Unique national taxonomic ID
NBNSYS0000013255
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
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
Common, sometimes abundant, throughout much of England south-east of a line between the Tees and the Severn. More sparsely distributed in Wales and south-west England, and no records from Scotland to date. Assessments against all criteria give no reason to consider it threatened.
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.540
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.