Xiphydriidae

The Xiphydriidae are a family of wood wasps with the distinct characteristic of having globose heads borne on their long, skinny "necks"; they are also unusual in the habit of boring into dead wood, rather than living trees.

Xiphydriidae
Temporal range: Triassic-Present
Xiphydria type genus of the family Xiphydriidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Superfamily: Xiphydrioidea
Family: Xiphydriidae
Xiphydria camelus

The family is small and ancient, with only around 140 living species in several genera, largely restricted to the Northern Hemisphere (with a few Neotropical species), and a number of fossil taxa.

Genera

These 28 genera belong to the family Xiphydriidae:[1]

  • Alloxiphia Wei, 2002
  • Austrocyrta Riek, 1955
  • Brachyxiphus Philippi, 1871
  • Calexiphyda Smith, 2008
  • Carinoxiphia Wei, 1999
  • Derecyrta Smith, 1860
  • Eoxiphia Maa, 1949
  • Euxiphydria Semenov-Tian-Shanskii & Gussakovskii, 1935
  • Genaxiphia Maa, 1949
  • Gryponeura Benson, 1954
  • Heteroxiphia Saini & Singh, 1987
  • Hyperxiphia Maa, 1949
  • Indoxiphia Maa, 1949
  • Lataxiphyda Smith, 2008
  • Lissoxiphyda Smith, 2008
  • Megaxiphia Wei, 1999
  • Moaxiphia Maa, 1949
  • Obesaxiphyda Smith, 2008
  • Platyxiphydria Takeuchi, 1938
  • Rhysacephala Benson, 1954
  • Steirocephala Benson, 1954
  • Trixiphidia Wei, 1999
  • Xiphidiaphora Benson, 1954
  • Xiphydria Latreille, 1802
  • Xiphydriola Semenov-Tian-Shanskii, 1921
  • Yangixiphia Wei, 2002
  • † Dryxiphia Maa, 1949
  • † Paraxiphia Maa, 1949

References
  1. Taeger, A.; Liston, A.D.; Prous, M.; Groll, E.K.; et al. (2018). "ECatSym – Electronic World Catalog of Symphyta (Insecta, Hymenoptera)". Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut (SDEI), Müncheberg. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  • Jennings, J. T.; Austin, A. D. & Bashford, R. (2009). "First record of the woodwasp family Xiphydriidae from Tasmania with a description of a new species and host record". Australian Journal of Entomology. 48: 25–28.


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