Sirex juvencus (Linnaeus, 1758)
steely-blue wood wasp
on Pinus, etc.
parasite
Larvae bore in the stem. They live in symbiosis with the fungus Amylostereum chailletii (Persoon) Boidin 1958 (Schedl).
host plants
Pinaceae, oligophagous
Abies alba; Larix decidua; Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris; Pseudotsuga.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Paururus juvencus.
references
Beneš (2013a), Hoop (1983a), Pschorn-Walcher & Altenhofer (2000a), Pschorn-Walcher & Taeger (1995), Schedl (2009a), Taeger, Altenhofer, Blank, ao (1998a).