Chrysis comparata
| Chrysis comparata | |
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| Chrysis comparata. Museum specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Chrysididae |
| Genus: | Chrysis |
| Species: | C. comparata |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysis comparata Lepeletier, 1806 | |
Chrysis comparata is a species of cuckoo wasp (the family Chrysididae). [1]
Subspecies
- Chrysis comparata comparata Lepeletier, 1806
- Chrysis comparata orientica Linsenmaier, 1959
Description
Head and thorax are bluish green. Eyes and antennae are black. The abdomen is golden red, while the basis of the first segment is bluish green. Wings are smoked. The pronotum may be longer than the scutellum. [2]
Biology
These wasps mainly parasitize hymenoptera belonging to the species Pemphredon unicolor, Hylaeus confusus, Paranthidiellum lituratum and Anthidium manicatum. [2]
Distribution
This species can be found in Europe and in the Near East. [2][3]
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