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(albicornis Fabricius 1781 = crassa Scopoli 1763)
For the bibliography and the keys of determination, see : viewtopic.php?f=11&t=25189
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# 2325 ♂ captured at an altitude of 1150/1200 m. in Cne : Virieu-le-Petit (Dépt. Ain - France) - 08.07.1989
# 3513 ♀ captured at an altitude of 1065 m. in Cne : Champfromier (Dépt. Ain - France) - 27.06.2002

These capture are Tenthredo s.l. , it belongs to the sub-genera Maculedo or Tenthredella.
The abdomen is dorsally entirely black, and the antennae are black, except the last white segments, it thus acts of Tenthredella.
The forewings are strongly infuscate towards the apex.
One sees on the photo of the ♀, the asymmetry of the mandibles (accentuated by natural wear), important character for generic classification. .

Finally :
Tenthredo (Tenthredella) albicornis Fabricius 1781 ♂ & ♀ Che vivono in Italia

Note:
A french entomologist has amputee the sub-genus Tenthredella, of another sub-genus: Endotethryx … albicornis is thus a Endotethryx.
But the visitors of this forum will be able to live without knowing this, therefore make like me… be unaware of it !

Saluti.

D & JP Balmer