Chrysidea pumila
| Chrysidea pumila | |
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| Chrysidea pumila, dorsal view | |
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| Chrysidea pumila, lateral view | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Chrysididae |
| Subfamily: | Chrysidinae |
| Tribe: | Chrysidini |
| Genus: | Chrysidea |
| Species: | C. pumila |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysidea pumila ( Klug, 1845) | |
Chrysidea pumila is a species of cuckoo wasps belonging to the family Chrysididae. [1] Some authors consider this species as a synonym of Trichrysis pumilionis Linsenmaier, 1987. [2]
Description
Chrysidea pumila can reach a length of about 3.5–6 millimetres (0.14–0.24 in).[3] [4] The basic color of the body is metallic blue-green with golden reflections.
These cuckoo wasps parasitize Trypoxylon attenuatum (Sphecidae). [4]
Distribution
This species is present in Europe (Spain, France, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Hungary, Dalmatia, Macedonia, Greece, Italy), in Southern Russia, in the Middle East and in North Africa. [3][5]
References
- Paolo Rosa and Zai-fu Xu Annotated type catalogue of the Chrysididae (Insecta, Hymenoptera) deposited in the collection of Maximilian Spinola (1780–1857), Turin
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