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Sirex Linnaeus, 1761

Sirex Linnaeus, 1761; Fauna Suecica (Edn 2): 396, TS: Ichneumon juvencus Linnaeus
Paururus Konow, 1896; Wien. ent. Ztg. 15: 41, 43-44
Sirex ; [MVi3, 30]

Sirex juvencus (Linnaeus, 1758)

. See [About maps] Sinipuupistiäinen Sininen puupistiäinen
Ichneumon juvencus Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 560
?Sirex leseleuci Tournier, 1890; Ent. Genev. 1: 220
mongolorum (Semenov-Tian-Shanskij & Gussakovskij, 1935)
californicus (Ashmead, 1904)
Sirex imperialis Kirby, 1882
Paururus juvencus ;

S. j. juvencus

WEU, NEU, Siberia?, Canada? Sirex juvencus juvencus ; [MVi3, 31]

Larva on Picea abies, Picea, Pinus, Abies, Larix, (fungi Amylostereum areolatum) [MVi3]

S. j. atricornis Kjellander, 1945

Lappland, Petsamo, Scotland?, Arctic America?, Inner Mongolia Sirex juvencus var. atricornis Kjellander, 1945; Kungl. Fysiogr. Sällskap. Lund, Förh. 15: 126
Sirex juvencus atricornis ; [MVi3, 33]

Larva on Pinus sylvestris? [MVi3]

Sirex carinthiacus Konow, 1891

Germany (Bayern), Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary?. See [About maps] Sirex carinthiacus Konow, 1891; Deutche Ent. Z. 35: 210
Sirex carinthiacus Konow, 1890; Deutche Ent. Z. 34: 242 (nom. nud.)
Sirex juvencus carinthiacus ; Benson, 1963
Sirex carinthiacus ; [MVi3, 33]

Sirex ermak (Semenov-Tian-Shanskij, 1921)

E.Siberia (Far East - Tomsk), Kamchatka, Kurile Is., Sakhalin, Qinghai. See [About maps] Paururus ermak Semenov-Tian-Shanskij, 1921; Russk. ent. Obozr. 17: 92
Sirex ermak ; [MVi3, 33]

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

Sirex varipes Walker, 1866

British Columbia. See [About maps] Sirex varipes Walker, 1866; in Lord, Naturalist in Vancouver Is. British Columbia, 2: 342-343
Sirex juvencus × californicus ; Benson, 1963
Sirex varipes ; [MVi3, 34]

Larva on Picea, Pinus, Abies [MVi3]

Sirex cyaneus Fabricius, 1781

-. See [About maps] Hohtopuupistiäinen
Sirex cyaneus Fabricius, 1781; Spec. Ins. 1 : 419

S. c. cyaneus

N.America, imported to Europe? (Sweden, British Isles, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Greece) Sirex cyaneus cyaneus ; [MVi3, 34]

Larva on Abies, Larix, Picea, Pinus, Pseudotsuga menziesii, (fungi Amylostereum chailletii) [MVi3]

S. c. dux Semenov-Tian-Shanskij, 1921

Hungary, Armenia, Gruusia Sirex cyaneus dux ; [MVi3, 34 (note)]

Larva on Abies nordmanniana [MVi3]

S. c. melanopodus Benson, 1965

Jammu, Kashmir, Punjab Sirex cyaneus melanopodus ; [MVi3, 34 (note)]

Larva on Abies pindrow [MVi3]

Sirex areolatus (Cresson, 1867)

USA, British Columbia, Honduras?. See [About maps] Urocerus areolatus Cresson, 1867; Trans. Ann. Ent. Soc. 1: 375
Sirex areolatus ; [MVi3, 35]

Larva on Sequoia, Cupressus, Pinus, Libocedrus, Pseudotsuga, Juniperus, Taxodium [MVi3]

Sirex noctilio Fabricius, 1793

Europe, Siberia, N.Mongolia, Morocco, Algeria, Turkey, Canada, imported (New Zealand, Australia, Tasmania). See [About maps] Mäntypuupistiäinen
Sirex noctilio Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 2: 130
Sirex melanocerus Thomson, 1871; Hymenoptera Scandinaviae 1: 328
Sirex noctilio ; [MVi3, 35]

Larva on Pinus, Abies, Picea, Pseudotsuga, Larix, Dacrydium, Podocarpus, (fungi Amylostereum areolatum) [MVi3]

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[MVi3]

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

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

Thomson, 1871

Tenthredo et Sirex Lin. Hymenoptera Scandinaviae 1: 1-342

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