Stilbum cyanurum
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| Stilbum cyanurum. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Chrysididae |
| Genus: | Stilbum |
| Species: | S. cyanurum
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| Binomial name | |
| Stilbum cyanurum (Förster, 1771)
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Stilbum cyanurum, the large cuckoo wasp, is a species of cuckoo wasps (insects in the family Chrysididae).[1][2]
Description[]
Stilbum cyanurum can reach a length of about 20 millimetres (0.79 in).[3] The colour range of this widespread species is considerable.[4] Head and thorax usually are bluish green, while the abdomen is golden red.[5]
Biology[]
These wasps parasitize various mud-nesting hymenopterans belonging to the family Eumenidae (, , Katamenes arbustorum), the family Sphecidae (, Sceliphron caementarium, and ) and the family Megachilidae (Chalicodoma, Megachile).
Distribution[]
This widespread species is present in Spain, Switzerland, Afro-Tropical Region, Australian Region, East Paleoarctic ecozone, Near East, North Africa and Oriental Region.[5][6]
References[]
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- Insects described in 1771
- Chrysidinae
- Insects of North Africa
- Taxa named by Johann Reinhold Forster
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