Genus of sawflies
Xyela is a genus of sawflies, belonging to the family Xyelidae.
The genus was described in 1819 by Dalman.
Ecology.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Larvae of most species of "Xyela" live and feed in the developing staminate cones of "Pinus (Pine)" species. One species, "gallicaulis", forms shoot galls. Adults fly early in the spring and are commonly found in large numbers on the catkins of "Salix (Willow)" or "Alnus (Alder)" trees near their host plants.
List of species.
Subgenus "Xyela"
Subgenus "Mesoxyela"
Subgenus "Pinicolites"
References.
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