Hedychrum
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| Hedychrum rutilans, female feeding on Mentha sp. | |
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| Family: | Chrysididae
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| Genus: | Hedychrum Latreille, 1806
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Hedychrum is a large genus of cuckoo wasps (the family Chrysididae). With roughly 150 species, it is the second largest genus in the family; most species are from the Palaearctic, but they can be found in the Oriental, Afrotropical, Nearctic, and Neotropical regions.[1] Their hosts are typically from the subfamily Philanthinae. [2]
Selected European Species[]
- Mocsary, 1889
- Dahlbom, 1854
- Chevrier, 1869
- Abeille de Perrin, 1877
- Förster, 1853
- Trautmann, 1929
- Lucas, 1849
- Linsenmaier, 1959
- Hedychrum nobile Scopoli, 1763
- R. du Buysson, 1893
- Hedychrum rutilans Dahlbom, 1854 (syn. Hedychrum intermedium)
- Kilimnik, 1993
- Dahlbom, 1854
- Kilimnik, 1993
Gallery[]
References[]
- ^ Kimsey, L.S., Bohart, R.M. 1990. The Chrysidid Wasps of the World. Oxford University Press. 652 pp.
- ^ Wiśiowski, Bogdan (2015), "Hedychrum of Poland (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae)", Cuckoo-wasps of Poland
Categories:
- Hymenoptera genera
- Hymenoptera of Europe