Xiphydriidae

Xiphydriidae
Temporal range: Cenomanian–Recent
Xiphydria type genus of the family Xiphydriidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Superfamily: Xiphydrioidea
Family: Xiphydriidae
Leach, 1815

Xiphydriidae are a family of wood wasps that includes around 150 species. They are located all over the world including North and South America, Australia, Europe, and others.[1] Xiphydriidae larvae are wood borers in dead trees or branches of a range of trees.[2] They are characterized as having long and skinny necks with dome-shaped heads.[3] The oldest fossils of the group are from the mid Cretaceous.[4]

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  2. ^ Smith, David (January 2014). "NOTES ON TWO UNUSUAL SPECIES OF SYMPHYTA (HYMENOPTERA: PERGIDAE, XIPHYDRIIDAE) FROM CHILE, WITH THE FIRST REPORT OF A GALL-INDUCING SAWFLY FROM THE NEOTROPICAL REGION" (PDF). Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa. 54: 171–174.
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  4. ^ Gao, Jia; Engel, Michael S.; Grímsson, Friðgeir; Gu, Lei; Ren, Dong; Gao, Tai-Ping (2022-01-04). "The first xiphydriid wood wasp in Cretaceous amber (Hymenoptera: Xiphydriidae) and a potential association with Cycadales". Fossil Record. 24 (2): 445–453. doi:10.5194/fr-24-445-2022. ISSN 2193-0066. S2CID 245733761.