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Family	Siricidae
Sub Family
Description	wood-wasps
Background to Family	A family containing some of the most spectacular British insects. The Siricinae and Tremicinae have wood-boring larvae that feed on the standing or cut timber of conifers (Pinaceae) and angiosperms, respectively. Individual species develop on a range of tree genera, completing the life- cycle in 2 to 4 years (or longer in drying timber). The females of the Siricinae, bar Xeris spectrum, introduce spores of the fungus Amylostereum areolatum from abdominal sacs when they oviposite in the host tree. Their larvae are believed to feed on the resulting fungal mycelium. Species recorded in Britain include presumed natives and aliens introduced with timber, some of which have established.

No. taxa in DBIF	9
No. interactions	84
% interactions with British data	25%
No. records	106
% taxa with British data	56%
Notes	Data currently unassessed by a specialist for changes in nomenclature, new species to the British list, new interactions, errors in original sources, and misspellings. Comment by Guy Knight, after brief inspection of data for Symphyta, Feb 2007: 'at least two-thirds of the species [need] some editing to the nomenclature or plant associations...there have been many taxonomic changes and additions to the fauna since the 1978 checklist'.; ;
Notes on Sources
Most recent source	1984

Below is a list of all sources for this family / sub-family contained within DBIF. Click on source name for a list of all records for this source.


Source	Quinlan, J. & Gauld, I.D.(1981) Handbk Ident. Br. Insects VI:2A 1-67:20
Source	Hicken, N.E. (1963) The insect factor in wood decay :298
Source	Benson, R.B.(1958) Handbk Ident. Br. Insects VI:2C 139-252:ii
Source	Hicken, N.E. (1963) The insect factor in wood decay :299
Source	Shaw, M.W. & Haughs, G.M.(1983) Pl. Path. 32 465-465:465
Source	Redfern, D.B. et al(1987) Pl. Path. 36:4 467-480:477
Source	Spradbery, J.P. & Kirk, A.A.(1978) Bull. Ent. Res. 68 341-359:347
Source	Hicken, N.E. (1963) The insect factor in wood decay :300
Source	Kirk, A.A.(1974) Entomologist's mon. Mag. 110 215-221:216
Source	Hellrigl, K.(1984) Anz. Schadlingsk. Pfl.-Umweltschutz 57:2 33-35:33
Source	Hayes, A.J.(1982) Entomologist's mon. Mag. 118 195-198:197
Source	Hicken, N.E. (1963) The insect factor in wood decay :304

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