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Chrysidinae
The subfamily Chrysidinae contains those species that are most commonly recognized as cuckoo wasps, being by far the largest and most familiar subfamily. The group contains 3000 species with 48 genera worldwide. They are highly sculptured, with brilliantly metallic-colored bodies, covering the entire spectrum, but primarily blues and greens. Taxonomy and Range The subfamily Chrysidinae is divided into five tribes: Chrysidini, Elampini, Parnopini, Kimseyini, and Allocoeliini, the first two of which are abundant and widespread. Allocoeliini is found in South Africa and the Kimseyini has a single genus and species in Uzbekistan. Ecology Chrysidinae are the most diverse in desert regions of the world, as they are typically associated with solitary bee and wasp species, which are also the most diverse in such areas. They are very active in dry, warm, and open areas between the months of May and August. The adults consume flower nectar, while looking for nests for their eggs. Appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysidini
Chrysidini is a very large tribe of cuckoo wasps in the subfamily Chrysidinae; this tribe contains more than half of all chrysidid species. Genera These genera belong to the tribe Chrysidini: * '' Allochrysis'' Semenov * '' Argochrysis'' Kimsey & Bohart, 1981 * '' Caenochrysis'' Kimsey & Bohart, 1981 * '' Ceratochrysis'' Cooper, 1952 * ''Chrysidea'' Bischoff, 1913 * '' Chrysis'' Linnaeus, 1761 * ''Chrysura'' Dahlbom, 1845 * '' Chrysurissa'' Bohart, 1980 * '' Euchroeus'' Latreille, 1809 (= ''Brugmoia'' ICZN (1998) Opinion 1906. ''Euchroeus'' Latreille, 1809 (Insecta, Hymenoptera): conserved; ''Chrysis purpurata'' Fabricius, 1787 (currently ''Euchroeus purpuratus''): specific name conserved; and ''Chrysis gloriosa'' Fabricius, 1793: specific name suppressed. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 55(3):194-196) * '' Exochrysis'' Bohart, 1966 * '' Gaullea'' Buysson * '' Ipsiura'' Linsenmaier, 1959 * '' Neochrysis'' Linsenmaier, 1959 * '' Odontochrydium'' Brauns, 1928 * '' Pentachrysis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elampini
Elampini is a tribe of cuckoo wasps in the family Chrysididae. Genera These genera belong to the tribe Elampini: * '' Elampus'' Spinola, 1806 * '' Hedychridium'' Abeille de Perrin, 1878 * '' Hedychrum'' Latreille, 1806 * '' Holophris'' Mocsáry, 1890 * '' Holopyga'' Dahlbom, 1854 * '' Microchridium'' * '' Muesebeckidium'' Krombein, 1969 * '' Omalus'' Panzer, 1969 * '' Parachrum'' Kimsey, 1988 * ''Philoctetes'' Abeille de Perrin, 1879 * ''Pseudomalus'' Ashmead, 1902 g b Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net, w = WaspWeb References Further reading * * * * External links * Chrysidinae {{apocrita-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parnopini
''Parnopes'' is a genus of cuckoo wasps in the family Chrysididae, the sole genus of the tribe Parnopini. There are about seven described species in ''Parnopes''. Species These seven species belong to the genus ''Parnopes'': * '' Parnopes chrysoprasinus'' * '' Parnopes denticulatus'' Spinola, 1838 * '' Parnopes edwardsii'' * '' Parnopes fischeri'' Spinola, 1838 * '' Parnopes fulvicornis'' * '' Parnopes incuratus'' Panfilov, 1969 * '' Parnopes popovi'' Eversmann, 1857 g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Further reading * * * External links * Chrysidinae {{apocrita-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hedychrum Rutilans
''Hedychrum rutilans'' is a species of cuckoo wasps (insects in the family Chrysididae). The species occurs primarily in Austria, Italy, Bulgaria, Greece, France, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and in North Africa.Agnoli, G. L.; Rosa, P. (2011)Hedychrum rutilans Dahlbom, 1854 - Database of the Italian Chrysididae on Chrysis.net/ref> The head and thorax are metallic green with red spots, while the abdomen is red. The color is more green and partially golden in the male and more extensively golden-red in the female. The body is somewhat hairy. Biology ''Hedychrum rutilans'' is a cleptoparasite and parasitoid of larvae of beewolves (''Philanthus triangulum The European beewolf (''Philanthus triangulum''), also known as the bee-killer wasp or the bee-eating philanthus (from the now obsolete synonym ''Philanthus apivorus''), is a solitary wasp that lives in the Western Palearctic and Afrotropics. Alt ...'' and '' Philanthus coronatus''). The female cuckoo wasp la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wasp
A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder. The wasps do not constitute a clade, a complete natural group with a single ancestor, as bees and ants are deeply nested within the wasps, having evolved from wasp ancestors. Wasps that are members of the clade Aculeata can Stinger, sting their prey. The most commonly known wasps, such as yellowjackets and hornets, are in the family Vespidae and are Eusociality, eusocial, living together in a nest with an egg-laying queen and non-reproducing workers. Eusociality is favoured by the unusual haplodiploid system of sex-determination system, sex determination in Hymenoptera, as it makes sisters exceptionally closely related to each other. However, the majority of wasp species are solitary, with each adult female living and breeding independently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kleptoparasite
Kleptoparasitism (etymologically, parasitism by theft) is a form of feeding in which one animal deliberately takes food from another. The strategy is evolutionarily stable when stealing is less costly than direct feeding, which can mean when food is scarce or when victims are abundant. Many kleptoparasites are arthropods, especially bees and wasps, but including some true flies, dung beetles, bugs, and spiders. Cuckoo bees are specialized kleptoparasites which lay their eggs either on the pollen masses made by other bees, or on the insect hosts of parasitoid wasps. They are an instance of Emery's rule, which states that insect social parasites tend to be closely related to their hosts. The behavior occurs, too, in vertebrates including birds such as skuas, which persistently chase other seabirds until they disgorge their food, and carnivorous mammals such as spotted hyenas and lions. Other species opportunistically indulge in kleptoparasitism. Strategy Kleptoparasitism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Integument
In biology, an integument is the tissue surrounding an organism's body or an organ within, such as skin, a husk, shell, germ or rind. Etymology The term is derived from ''integumentum'', which is Latin for "a covering". In a transferred, or figurative sense, it could mean a cloak or a disguise. In English, "integument" is a fairly modern word, its origin having been traced back to the early seventeenth century; and refers to a material or layer with which anything is enclosed, clothed, or covered in the sense of "clad" or "coated", as with a skin or husk. Botanical usage In botany, the term "integument" may be used as it is in zoology, referring to the covering of an organ. When the context indicates nothing to the contrary, the word commonly refers to an envelope covering the nucellus of the ovule. The integument may consist of one layer (unitegmic) or two layers (bitegmic), each of which consisting of two or more layers of cells. The integument is perforated by a pore, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armadillo
Armadillos (meaning "little armored ones" in Spanish) are New World placental mammals in the order Cingulata. The Chlamyphoridae and Dasypodidae are the only surviving families in the order, which is part of the superorder Xenarthra, along with the anteaters and sloths. Nine extinct genera and 21 extant species of armadillo have been described, some of which are distinguished by the number of bands on their armor. All species are native to the Americas, where they inhabit a variety of different environments. Armadillos are characterized by a leathery armor shell and long, sharp claws for digging. They have short legs, but can move quite quickly. The average length of an armadillo is about , including its tail. The giant armadillo grows up to and weighs up to , while the pink fairy armadillo has a length of only . When threatened by a predator, '' Tolypeutes'' species frequently roll up into a ball; they are the only species of armadillo capable of this. Etymology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apocrita Subfamilies
Apocrita is a suborder of insects in the order Hymenoptera. It includes wasps, bees, and ants, and consists of many families. It contains the most advanced hymenopterans and is distinguished from Symphyta by the narrow "waist" ( petiole) formed between the first two segments of the actual abdomen; the first abdominal segment is fused to the thorax, and is called the propodeum. Therefore, it is general practice, when discussing the body of an apocritan in a technical sense, to refer to the mesosoma and metasoma (or gaster) rather than the "thorax" and "abdomen", respectively. The evolution of a constricted waist was an important adaption for the parasitoid lifestyle of the ancestral apocritan, allowing more maneuverability of the female's ovipositor. The ovipositor either extends freely or is retracted, and may be developed into a stinger for both defense and paralyzing prey. Larvae are legless and blind, and either feed inside a host (plant or animal) or in a nest cell provision ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
