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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants © Roger Key Family   Xiphydriidae Sub Family   Description   a family of sawflies Background to Family   Three, relatively large, wood-boring species indigenous to Britain (Xiphydria), using broadleaved trees in the Salicaceae, Betulaceae, Ulmaceae and Aceraceae. As in the Siricidae, larval development depends on the presence of a symbiotic fungus. In contrast to the Siricidae, the life-cycle is generally completed in one year.     No. taxa in DBIF   3 No. interactions   6 % interactions with British data   50% No. records   11 % taxa with British data   66% 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   1985 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   Hicken, N.E. (1963) The insect factor in wood decay :303 Source   Benson, R.B.(1951) Handbk Ident. Br. Insects VI:2A 1-49:17 Source   Hicken, N.E. (1963) The insect factor in wood decay :301 Source   Shaw, M.R. & Liston, A.D.(1985) Entomologist's Gaz. 36:3 233-235:233