BugWeb
Home
Keys
Guides
Diptera
Hymenoptera
About
Contact
Key editor
Close
Text
BugWeb
Hymenoptera
>
Ichneumonoidea
>
Ichneumonidae
>
Xoridinae
>
Xorides
>
Xorides irrigator
>
Xorides irrigator
(Fabricius, 1793)
Overview
Taxonomy
Description
Biology
A solitary idiobiont ectoparasitoid. Known to oviposit on host larva. Known to emerge from host larva/nymph.
The recorded hosts are Acanthocinus aedilis, Acanthocinus carinulatus, Leiopus punctulatus, Leptura quadrimaculata, Lymantria dispar, Lymantria monacha, Melanophila cyanea, Mesosa nebulosa, Obrium brunneum, Rhagium inquisitor, Tetropium castaneum, Tetropium castaneum [Larix gmelinii], Tetropium fuscum, Tetropium gabrieli and Tetropium gabrieli [Larix gmelinii].
Distribution
Known from the Palaearctic realm with records from
27 countries and regions
.
Accepted name
Xorides irrigator
(Fabricius, 1793)
Original name
Ichneumon irrigator
Taxonomic level
species
Combination history
Bassus
Cryptus
Ichneumon
Xorides
Xylonomus
Synonyms
Xorides planus
Type
Universitets Zoologiske Museum
, Copenhagen, Denmark (female, holotype)
Type of
Xylonomus
This text has been automatically generated based on data from Taxapad (Yu et. al, 2016) and may contain errors or incoplete information.
Keys
Gallery
References
Yu, D.S.K., van Achterberg, C. & Horstmann, K. 2016. Taxapad 2016, Ichneumonoidea 2015 (Biological and taxonomical information), Taxapad Interactive Catalogue Database on flashdrive. Nepean, Ottawa.
