Chrysis scutellaris
Chrysis scutellaris is a species of cuckoo wasps (insects in the family Chrysididae).[1]
| Chrysis scutellaris | |
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| A live individual of Chrysis scutellaris | |
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| Chrysis scutellaris. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Chrysididae |
| Genus: | Chrysis |
| Species: | C. scutellaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysis scutellaris Fabricius, 1794 | |
Subspecies
- Chrysis scutellaris marteni Linsenmaier, 1951
- Chrysis scutellaris scutellaris Fabricius, 1794
Description
Chrysis scutellaris can reach a length of 6–9 millimetres (0.24–0.35 in). Head and chest are greenish blue while scutellum and abdomen are mainly golden red. At the rear edge of the third tergite it has 4 teeth.[2]
Biology
Chrysis scutellaris fly from late June to early August. The larvae parasitize solitary wasps (Eumenes pomiformis) and bees (Halictus maculatus).[2]
Distribution and habitat
These quite common wasps can be found in most of Europe and in North Africa (Algeria, Egypt).[2][3] This species prefers warm, open and sandy areas.
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