Species Xiphydria tibialis

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Works Cited

Small horntail-like wasp - Xiphydria tibialis

Xiphydriid Wood Wasp - Xiphydria tibialis

Xiphydria tibialis? - Xiphydria tibialis - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon ("Symphyta" - Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps)

Family Xiphydriidae (Xiphydriid Wood Wasps)

Genus Xiphydria

Species tibialis (Xiphydria tibialis)

Explanation of Names

Xiphydria tibialis Say 1824

Size

7-18 mm ♀, 6-12 mm ♂(1)

Identification

Females have black antennae, black and white-marked legs, and the abdomen usually black (occasionally red) with white to yellow spots. Males are recognized by the mostly yellow mesopleuron and the black ground color of the head. Additionally, the male antennae are mostly amber, and the legs are red or orange.(1)

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♂

Works Cited

1.	The Xiphydriid Woodwasps of North America (Hymenoptera: Xiphydriidae) David R. Smith . 1976. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, Vol. 102, No. 2, pp. 101-131 .

Contributed by Cotinis on 30 September, 2006 - 8:46pm
Additional contributions by v belov, PaleoJon
Last updated 28 January, 2023 - 8:37pm

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