Xiphydria prolongata (Geoffroy, 1785)
(Willow Swordtail)

Interactions where Xiphydria prolongata is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva feeds within wood Foreign Populus poplars Malpighiales: Salicaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a), Benson, R.B., 1951
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Xiphydriidae/Xiphydria prolongata/Xiphydria prolongatawillow swordtaillarva Foodplant / internal feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus/Populuspoplarswood
larva larva feeds within wood UK/Ireland Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a), Benson, R.B., 1951
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Xiphydriidae/Xiphydria prolongata/Xiphydria prolongatawillow swordtaillarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowswood
larva larva feeds within wood Foreign Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a), Benson, R.B., 1951
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Xiphydriidae/Xiphydria prolongata/Xiphydria prolongatawillow swordtaillarva Foodplant / internal feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/Ulmuselmswood

Interactions where Xiphydria prolongata is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
mycangial pouches mycangial pouches of female spreads Foreign Daldinia childiae Xylariales: Xylariaceae Diversity of xylariaceous symbionts in Xiphydria woodwasps: role of vector and a host tree, Pazoutova, S., Srutka, P., Holusa, J., Chudickova, M. & Kolarik, M., 2010
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Daldinia childiae/Daldinia childiae Animal / vectorForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Xiphydriidae/Xiphydria prolongata/Xiphydria prolongatawillow swordtailmycangial pouchesfemale is spread by mycangial pouches of female

Author & YearTitleSource
Benson, R.B., 1951Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(a), 49pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Pazoutova, S., Srutka, P., Holusa, J., Chudickova, M. & Kolarik, M., 2010Diversity of xylariaceous symbionts in Xiphydria woodwasps: role of vector and a host treeFungEcol Vol 03 (4): 392-401.

Xiphydria prolongata (Willow Swordtail) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Xiphydria prolongata (Willow Swordtail) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesXiphydria prolongata (Willow Swordtail)
GenusXiphydria (a genus of woodwasps)
SubfamilyXIPHYDRIINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyXIPHYDRIIDAE (swordtail sawflies)
SuperfamilyXIPHYDRIOIDEA (a superfamily of sawflies)
SuborderSYMPHYTA (sawflies)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Xiphydria prolongata (Willow Swordtail)

Xiphydria prolongata (Willow Swordtail) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Xiphydria prolongata (Willow Swordtail):

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