Xiphydria camelus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Alder Woodwasp)

Interactions where Xiphydria camelus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva feeds within wood Alnus alders Fagales: Betulaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a), Benson, R.B., 1951
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Xiphydriidae/Xiphydria camelus/Xiphydria camelusalder woodwasplarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/Alnusalderswood
larva larva feeds within wood Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a), Benson, R.B., 1951
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Xiphydriidae/Xiphydria camelus/Xiphydria camelusalder woodwasplarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabircheswood

Interactions where Xiphydria camelus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
mycangial pouches mycangial pouches of female spreads Foreign Daldinia decipiens a stromatic ascomycete Xylariales: Xylariaceae Diversity of xylariaceous symbionts in Xiphydria woodwasps: role of vector and a host tree, Pazoutova, S., Srutka, P., Holusa, J., Chudickova, M. & Kolarik, M., 2010
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Daldinia decipiens/Daldinia decipiensa stromatic ascomycete Animal / vectorForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Xiphydriidae/Xiphydria camelus/Xiphydria camelusalder woodwaspmycangial pouchesfemale is spread by mycangial pouches of female
mycangial pouches mycangial pouches of female spreads Foreign Daldinia petriniae Alder Cramp-ball Xylariales: Xylariaceae Diversity of xylariaceous symbionts in Xiphydria woodwasps: role of vector and a host tree, Pazoutova, S., Srutka, P., Holusa, J., Chudickova, M. & Kolarik, M., 2010
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Daldinia petriniae/Daldinia petriniaealder cramp-ball Animal / vectorForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Xiphydriidae/Xiphydria camelus/Xiphydria camelusalder woodwaspmycangial pouchesfemale is spread by mycangial pouches of female

Author & YearTitleSource
Benson, R.B., 1951Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(a), 49pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Pazoutova, S., Srutka, P., Holusa, J., Chudickova, M. & Kolarik, M., 2010Diversity of xylariaceous symbionts in Xiphydria woodwasps: role of vector and a host treeFungEcol Vol 03 (4): 392-401.

Xiphydria camelus (Alder Woodwasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Xiphydria camelus (Alder Woodwasp) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesXiphydria camelus (Alder Woodwasp)
GenusXiphydria (a genus of woodwasps)
SubfamilyXIPHYDRIINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyXIPHYDRIIDAE (swordtail sawflies)
SuperfamilyXIPHYDRIOIDEA (a superfamily of sawflies)
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 Xiphydria camelus (Alder Woodwasp)

Xiphydria camelus (Alder Woodwasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Pathology

Ferriere, C. 1952 A new genus of Pteromalidae (Hym.), parasitic on the Alder Wood-wasp, Xiphydria camelus L., found in Norfolk, England Ent. Mon. Mag. Vol 87: 322-324.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Xiphydria camelus (Alder Woodwasp):

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