Tremex

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Tremex
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Tremex columba
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Tremex

Jurine, 1807
Species

33 worldwide; see text

Tremex is a genus of woodwasp in the Siricidae family. It has 33 species with a holarctic distribution. The larvae feed on hardwoods. [1]

Selected species

Tremex alchymista (Mocsary, 1886)
Tremex columba (Linnaeus, 1763)
Tremex fuscicornis (Fabricius, 1787)
Tremex magus (Fabricius, 1787)

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