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Urocerus Geoffroy, 1785

Urocerus Geoffroy, 1785; in Fourcroy, Entom. Paris. 2: 362, TS: Ichneumon gigas Linnaeus
Xanthosirex Semenov-Tian-Shanskij, 1921; Russk. ent. Obozr. 17: 86, TS: Xanthorisex phantasma Semenov-Tian-Shanskij
Urocerus ; [MVi3, 24]

Urocerus gigas (Linnaeus, 1758)

-. See [About maps] Jättipuupistiäinen Jättiläispuupistiäinen
Ichneumon gigas Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 560
Sirex gigas ;

800x600 (~88Kb) Russia, Moscow area, July 2002, Photo © D. Smirnov

U. g. gigas

Europe, Siberia, Kamchatka, Kurile Is., Korea, Japan, Algeria, imported (Chile) Urocerus gigas taiganus Benson, 1943; Bull. Ent. Res. 34: 30-31, 30-40, 45
Urocerus gigas gigas ; [MVi3, 27]

Larva on (Finland) Pinus sylvestris, Picea abies, (outside Finland) Pinus, Abies, Picea, Larix, Pseudotsuga, Chamaecyparis, Cedrus, Populus?, Fraxinus?, Salix?, (fungi Amylostereum chailletii) [MVi3]

U. g. flavicornis (Fabricius, 1781)

N.America Sirex flavicornis Fabricius, 1781; Spec. Ins. 1 : 418-419
Urocerus gigas flavicornis ; [MVi3, 28]

1218x822 (~134Kb) Canada, Nunavit Territory, 100miles S of Baker Lake, early July, 2000, Photo © Nick Miller Urocerus gigas flavicornis det. Matti Viitasaari

Larva on Abies, Larix, Picea, Pinus, Pseudotsuga [MVi3]

U. g. orientalis Maa, 1949

E.Siberia, Kamchatka, Sakhalin, Japan, Korea, China

U. g. tibetanus Maa, 1949

Tibet

Urocerus fantoma (Fabricius, 1781)

NEU - Siberia, C.Europe. See [About maps] Hiisipuupistiäinen
Sirex fantoma Fabricius, 1781; Spec. Ins. 1 : 419
?Sirex tardigranus Cederhjelm, 1798; Faun. Ingricae Prodr.: 154
Xanthosirex phantasma Semenov-Tian-Shanskij, 1921
Sirex phantoma ; (misspell.)
Urocerus fantoma ; [MVi3, 28]

Larva on Picea, Pinus, Abies, Larix [MVi3]

Urocerus augur (Klug, 1803)

Denmark, C.Europe, N.America, Asia Minor, Armenia, Gruusia. See [About maps] Sirex augur Klug, 1803; Monogr. Siricum Germ.: 34-35
Urocerus augur ; [MVi3, 29]

Larva on Picea, Abies, Larix, Pinus, Juniperus [MVi3]

Urocerus albicornis (Fabricius, 1781)

from (New Foundland - British Columbia) - to (N.Carolina, Michigan, Montana, New Mexico, California). See [About maps] Sirex albicornis Fabricius, 1781; Spec. Ins. 1 : 419
Urocerus albicornis ; [MVi3, 29]

Larva on Pinus, Abies, Picea, Tsuga, Pseudotsuga, Larix, Thuja [MVi3]

Urocerus californicus Norton, 1869

Montana, Colorado, New Mexico, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California, Mexico. See [About maps] Urocerus albicornis var. californicus Norton, 1869; Amer. Ent. Soc. Trans. 2: 360
Urocerus californicus ; [MVi3, 29]

Larva on Abies, Larix, Libocedrus, Picea, Pinus, Pseudotsuga, Tsuga [MVi3]

Urocerus cressoni Norton, 1864

Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec), USA (Florida, NA.Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, N.Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin). See [About maps] Urocerus cressoni Norton, 1864; Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 3 : 16
Urocerus cressoni ; [MVi3, 29]

Larva on Abies, Picea, Pinus [MVi3]

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References:

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[D. Smirnov]

Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov

[MVi3]

Matti Viitasaari, 1984; University of Helsinki. Department of Agricultural and Forest Zoology, Reports 6; Sahapistiäiset 3: Siricoidea, Orussoidea ja Cephoidea

[Nick Miller]

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

Some related literature:

Fabricius, 1781

Species Insectorum Exhibentes Eorum Differentia Specifica, Synonyma Auctorum, Loca Natalia, Metamorphosin Adiectis, Observationibus, Descriptionbus. Tom I Spec. Ins. 1 : 1-552

Linnaeus, 1758

Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 1-338, : 339-824

Norton, 1864

Notes on Tenthredinidae, with descriptions of new species Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 3 : 5-16

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