Urocerus gigas (Linnaeus, 1758)
giant wood wasp
on Pinus, etc.
parasite
Larvae bore in the stem.
host plants
Pinaceae, oligophagous
Abies alba; Larix decidua; Picea abies; Pinus cembra, nigra, sylvestris.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Sirex gigas.
references
Benson (1961a), Blank (1993a), Chrystal (1928a), Hoop (1983a), Kofler & Schedl (2010a), Pschorn-Walcher & Altenhofer (2000a), Savina & Chevin (2012a), Schedl (1976a), Taeger, Altenhofer, Blank, ao (1998a).