Syntexis libocedrii, (also called the cedar wood wasp or incense-cedar wood wasp) is the only living species in the wood wasp family Anaxyelidae, within the Symphyta, though the family has an extensive Mesozoic fossil record.[2] This species is thus a "living fossil". It has the remarkable behavior of greatly favoring ovipositing in recently burnt incense-cedar (Calocedrus), red cedar (Thuja) or juniper (Juniperus). The wood is often still smoldering while the wasp is laying its eggs, and the larvae develop in the wood.[3] S. libocedrii occurs from the mountains of central California to southern British Columbia, but is very rarely seen, except by firefighters.
| Syntexis libocedrii | |
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| Adult female from Oregon[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Superfamily: | Siricoidea |
| Family: | Anaxyelidae |
| Subfamily: | Syntexinae |
| Genus: | Syntexis |
| Species: | S. libocedrii
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| Binomial name | |
| Syntexis libocedrii Rohwer, 1915
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References
edit- ^ Seltmann 2004, p. 396
- ^ "Syntexis libocedrii Rohwer, 1915". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- ^ Schiff, N.M. (December 2000). "Insects associated with forest fires in Northern California and Oregon". Entomological Society of America meeting. Montreal.
Bibliography
edit- Seltmann, Katja Chantre (December 2004). Building web-based interactive keys to the hymenopteran families and superfamilies (PDF). College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky. Archived from the original (M Sc Thesis) on 3 December 2011.
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