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TREMEX
Tre "
mex,
n.
Etym:
[
NL.
] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A
genus
of
large
hymenopterous insects
allied
to
the
sawflies.
The
female
lays
her
eggs
in
holes
which
she
bores
in
the
trunks
of
trees
with
her
large
and
long
ovipositor,
and
the
larva
bores
in
the
wood.
See
Illust.
of
Horntail.
Note:
The
pigeon
tremex
(
Tremex
columba
), a
common
American
species,
infests
the
elm,
pear,
and
other
trees.
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