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SMITH, D. - Retired ARS Employee |
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SHINOHARA, A. - National Museum Of Nature And Science |
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Submitted to: Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal Publication Acceptance Date: 8/10/2011 Publication Date: 10/21/2011 Citation: Smith, D.R., Shinohara, A. 2011. Review of the Asian Wood-boring genus Euxiphydria (Hymenoptera: Symphyta, Xiphydriidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 23:1-22. Interpretive Summary: Woodboring sawflies can cause economic damage in forests and wood products. Because larvae live and feed internally and the life cycle may last two or more years, they are unnoticed and may be transported and spread by commerce throughout the world. Four or five species have been accidentally introduced into the United States. The fauna of Asia is poorly known. A genus with five species that occurs from Japan and eastern Russia south to Taiwan and Vietnam is revised. One species feeds in the wood of maple trees. The species are described and illustrated and an identification key is provided. This revision and identification guide will be of interest to the forest service and scientists interested in plant-feeding insects and will give APHIS a guide for identification of possible interceptions of these economically important species. Technical Abstract: Five species of Euxiphydria are recognized, E. leucopoda Takeuchi, 1938, from Japan, E. potanini (Jakovlev, 1891) from Japan, Russia, Korea, and China, E. pseudoruficeps Okutani, 1966, from Taiwan, E. vietnamensis, n. sp. from Vietnam, and E. shaanxiana, new species, from China. Euxiphydria subtrifida Maa, 1944, is considered a new synonym of E. potanini. A key and illustrations are given to distinguish the species. |
