Hedychrum
| Hedychrum | |
|---|---|
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| Hedychrum rutilans, female feeding on Mentha sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Chrysididae |
| Genus: | Hedychrum Latreille, 1806 |
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]
Selected European Species
- Hedychrum aureicolle Mocsary, 1889
- Hedychrum chalybaeum Dahlbom, 1854
- Hedychrum gerstaeckeri Chevrier, 1869
- Hedychrum longicolle Abeille de Perrin, 1877
- Hedychrum luculentum Förster, 1853
- Hedychrum mavromoustakisi Trautmann, 1929
- Hedychrum micans Lucas, 1849
- Hedychrum niemelai Linsenmaier, 1959
- Hedychrum nobile Scopoli, 1763
- Hedychrum rufipes Du Buysson, 1893
- Hedychrum rutilans Dahlbom, 1854 (syn. Hedychrum intermedium)
- Hedychrum tobiasi Kilimnik, 1993
- Hedychrum virens Dahlbom, 1854
- Hedychrum viridilineolatum Kilimnik, 1993
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References
- ↑ Kimsey, L.S., Bohart, R.M. 1990. The Chrysidid Wasps of the World. Oxford University Press. 652 pp.
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