Xoridinae | |
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Xorides the type genus of the subfamily Xoridinae.From British Entomology | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Ichneumonidae |
Subfamily: | Xoridinae Shuckard 1840 |
Genera | |
Xoridinae are a worldwide subfamily of the parasitic wasp family Ichneumonidae.
Xoridinae are idiobiont ectoparasitoids of wood‑boring Coleoptera and Hymenoptera (Symphyta). Most parasitize larvae. There are four genera.
In general aspect the better-known Xoridinae are large robust black and orange insects with a large tooth on the hind femora. Like their hosts they are woodland species.