Chrysidea Explained

Chrysidea is a genus of cuckoo wasps (insect belonging to the family Chrysididae).^[1]

Taxonomy

Chrysidea and Trichrysis are closely related and probably they should be considered the same genus. For example, some authors consider the species Chrysidea pumila as a synonym of Trichrysis pumilionis Linsenmaier, 1987.^[2]

This genus includes small species, from 3 to 6 mm, with variable colors ranging from green and blue-green to blue.^[3]

Species

• Chrysidea asensioi (Mingo, 1985) ^[1]
• Chrysidea persica (Radoszkowski, 1881) ^[4]
• Chrysidea pumila (Klug 1845) ^[5] (type species)

Notes and References

1. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id71116/ Biolib
2. http://portal.nature.cz/publik_syst/nd_nalez-public.php?idTaxon=71143 Portal Nature
3. http://www.chrysis.net/database/genus/Chrysidea_it.php Chrysis
4. http://www.chrysis.net/database/chr_scheda.php?rif=Chrysidea_pumila Chrysis
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925091307/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=79222 Fauna Europaea