Sirex noctilio Fabricius, 1793
(Lesser Horntail Wasp)

Interactions where Sirex noctilio is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva feeds on wood rot imperfect state Amylostereum areolatum a resupinate fungus Russulales: Amylostereaceae Fungi, Spooner, B. & Roberts, P., 2005
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Siricidae/Sirex noctilio/Sirex noctiliolesser horntail wasplarva Fungus / feeder /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Amylostereaceae/Amylostereum areolatum/Amylostereum areolatuma resupinate funguswood rotimperfect state

Interactions where Sirex noctilio is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
mycangial pouches mycangial pouches of female spreads conidium Amylostereum areolatum a resupinate fungus Russulales: Amylostereaceae Fungi, Spooner, B. & Roberts, P., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Amylostereaceae/Amylostereum areolatum/Amylostereum areolatuma resupinate fungusconidium Animal / vector /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Siricidae/Sirex noctilio/Sirex noctiliolesser horntail waspmycangial pouchesfemale conidium is spread by mycangial pouches of female

Author & YearTitleSource
Spooner, B. & Roberts, P., 2005FungiNew Naturalist, 96, 594pp, HarperCollins

Sirex noctilio (Lesser Horntail Wasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Sirex noctilio (Lesser Horntail Wasp) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSirex noctilio (Lesser Horntail Wasp)
GenusSirex (sirex woodwasps)
FamilySIRICIDAE (horntail)
SuperfamilySIRICOIDEA (woodwasps)
SuborderSYMPHYTA (sawflies)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sirex noctilio (Lesser Horntail Wasp)

Sirex noctilio (Lesser Horntail Wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sirex noctilio (Lesser Horntail Wasp):

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