Stilbum cyanurum

Stilbum cyanurum
Stilbum cyanurum. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Chrysididae
Genus: Stilbum
Species: S. cyanurum
Binomial name
Stilbum cyanurum
(Förster, 1771)
Synonyms
  • Chrysis cyanura Forster, 1771
  • Chrysis amethystinum Fabricius, 1775
  • Chrysis cyanurum Foerster, 1771
  • Stilbum pacificum Linsenmaier, 1951

Stilbum cyanurum, the Large Cuckoo Wasp, is a species of cuckoo wasp (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 hymenoptera belonging to the Eumenidae family (Eumenes unguiculatus, Eumenes unguiculatum, Katamenes arbustorum), Sphecidae family (Pelopoeus distillatorius, Sceliphron caementarium, Sceliphron destillatorium and Sceliphron madraspatanum) and Megachilidae family (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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