'' Spinolia'' is a genus of
cuckoo wasp
Commonly known as cuckoo wasps or emerald wasps, the hymenopteran family Chrysididae is a very large cosmopolitan group (over 3000 described species) of parasitoid or kleptoparasitic wasps, often highly sculptured, with brilliant metallic colors ...
s belonging to the subfamily
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 br ...
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/ref> The name honours Maximilian Spinola Maximilian Spinola ( it, Massimiliano Spinola; July 10, 1780 – November 12, 1857) was an Italian entomology, entomologist.
Background
Spinola was born in Pézenas, Hérault, France. The Spinola family, family of Spinola was of very long stan ...
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Species
Species within this genus include:
* '' Spinolia dallatorreana''
* '' Spinolia dournovi''
* '' Spinolia hibera''
* '' Spinolia lamprosoma''
* '' Spinolia rogenhoferi''
* '' Spinolia schmidti''
* '' Spinolia unicolor''
References
Hymenoptera genera
Chrysidinae
Taxa named by Anders Gustaf Dahlbom
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