Chrysidea pumila

Chrysidea pumila
Chrysidea pumila, dorsal view
Chrysidea pumila, lateral view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Chrysididae
Genus: Chrysidea
Species:
C. pumila
Binomial name
Chrysidea pumila
(Klug, 1845)

Chrysidea pumila is a species of cuckoo wasps belonging to the subfamily Chrysidinae. Some authors consider this name to be a synonym of Trichrysis pumilionis Linsenmaier, 1987.

Description

Chrysidea pumila can reach a length of about 3.5–6 millimetres (0.14–0.24 in). The basic color of the body is metallic blue-green with golden reflections.

These cuckoo wasps parasitize Trypoxylon attenuatum (Sphecidae).

Distribution

This species is present in Europe (Spain, France, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Hungary, Dalmatia, North Macedonia, Greece, Italy), in Southern Russia, in the Middle East and in North Africa.

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