Hedychrum Explained

Hedychrum is a large genus of cuckoo wasps (the family Chrysididae). With roughly 150 species, it is the second largest genus in the family; most species are from the Palaearctic, but they can be found in the Oriental, Afrotropical, Nearctic, and Neotropical regions.^[1] Their hosts are typically from the subfamily Philanthinae.

Selected European species

• Hedychrum aureicolle Mocsary, 1889
• Hedychrum chalybaeum Dahlbom, 1854
• Hedychrum gerstaeckeri Chevrier, 1869
• Hedychrum longicolle Abeille de Perrin, 1877
• Hedychrum luculentum Förster, 1853
• Hedychrum mavromoustakisi Trautmann, 1929
• Hedychrum micans Lucas, 1849
• Hedychrum niemelai Linsenmaier, 1959
• Hedychrum nobile Scopoli, 1763
• Hedychrum rufipes R. du Buysson, 1893
• Hedychrum rutilans Dahlbom, 1854 (syn. Hedychrum intermedium)
• Hedychrum tobiasi Kilimnik, 1993
• Hedychrum virens Dahlbom, 1854
• Hedychrum viridilineolatum Kilimnik, 1993

References

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Notes and References

1. Kimsey, L.S., Bohart, R.M. 1990. The Chrysidid Wasps of the World. Oxford University Press. 652 pp.