Sirex Linnaeus, 1761
(sirex woodwasps)

Sirex (sirex woodwasps) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Sirex (sirex woodwasps) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Sirex juvencus
Bull Woodwasp
Species 1 trophisms
Sirex noctilio
Lesser Horntail Wasp
Species 2 trophisms
Sirex torvus
Grim Woodwasp
Species 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusSirex (sirex woodwasps)
FamilySIRICIDAE (horntail)
SuperfamilySIRICOIDEA (woodwasps)
SuborderSYMPHYTA (sawflies)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sirex (sirex woodwasps)

Sirex (sirex woodwasps) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Hanson, H.S. 1939 Ecological notes on the Sirex wood wasps and their parasites Bulletin of Entomological Research Vol 30: 27-65+6 plates.
Spradbery, J.P. & Kirk, A.A. 1981 Experimental studies on the responses of European siricid woodwasps to host trees Ann. appl. Biol. Vol 98: 179-185.
Thomsen, I.M. & Harding, S. 2011 Fungal symbionts of siricid woodwasps: isolation techniques and identification Forest Pathology Vol 41 (4): 325-333.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Sirex (sirex woodwasps):

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