Wood-boring-beetle-parasite
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Odontocolon albotibiale
Odontocolon albotibiale is a species of ichneumon wasp in the subfamily Xoridinae. The genus Odontocolon comprises 23 species north of Mexico, several with holarctic distributions. Members of this genus are recognized by teeth on the hind femur and are parasitoids of wood-boring beetles. Females possess long ovipositors for drilling into wood to reach hosts, while males lack this structure.
Odontocolon mellipes
Odontocolon mellipes is a species of ichneumon wasp in the subfamily Xoridinae. The genus Odontocolon comprises 23 species found north of Mexico, with several exhibiting holarctic distributions across the entire northern hemisphere. Females possess long ovipositors used to drill into wood to reach hosts, while males lack this structure. The species is recognized in part by teeth on the hind femur, a characteristic feature of the genus.
Orus armiger
Orus armiger is a species of parasitic woodwasp in the family Orussidae, a group notable for their unique evolutionary position and specialized host-finding behavior. The family Orussidae contains only about 75 species worldwide, making it one of the smallest and least understood families of Hymenoptera. Orussid wasps are the only parasitoid wasps that attack wood-boring beetle larvae, using vibrational sounding to locate hosts within solid wood. Adults are rarely encountered in the field and are frequently mistaken for ants due to their appearance and behavior.
Pristaulacus fasciatus
Pristaulacus fasciatus is a species of aulacid wasp in the family Aulacidae, found in North America. These parasitoid wasps target wood-boring beetle larvae, particularly longhorned beetles (Cerambycidae) and jewel beetles (Buprestidae), as well as wood wasps in the family Xiphydriidae. Females are larger than males, averaging around 16 mm in body length compared to 13 mm for males. The species is rarely encountered but can be found by searching cut wood and logs where their hosts occur.
Pristaulacus strangaliae
Pristaulacus strangaliae is a species of aulacid wasp in the family Aulacidae, order Hymenoptera. It is a parasitoid wasp native to North America, with confirmed records from Canada including Manitoba. Like other members of its family, it is diurnal and associated with wood-boring beetle hosts. The species was described by Rohwer in 1917.
Xiphydriophagus meyerinckii
Xiphydriophagus meyerinckii is a species of chalcid wasp in the family Pteromalidae. The genus Xiphydriophagus is specialized as a parasitoid of wood-boring beetles in the family Xiphydriidae. The species has been recorded from Europe and eastern Canada. As a member of Pteromalidae, it likely develops as a solitary or gregarious parasitoid within host larvae, though specific biological details remain poorly documented.