Species Eriotremex formosanus - Asian horntail

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Range · Food · Remarks · Internet References

Wagging wasp 640 - Eriotremex formosanus

Asian Horntail - Eriotremex formosanus - female

Ichneumonid? - Eriotremex formosanus - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon (Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps)

Family Siricidae (Horntails)

Genus Eriotremex

Species formosanus (Asian horntail)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

First described in 1912 by Shonen Matsumura as Tremex formosanus

Range

Asian, introduced accidentally in the wood of crates, etc. First reported in 1975.

Food

Larvae feed on wood.

Remarks

Attacks mostly dead and dying wood, so it may not be a serious pest.

Internet References

Forestry Pests.

Entomological News.

Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 8 November, 2005 - 2:21pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Chuck Entz
Last updated 19 July, 2009 - 8:54pm

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