Chalybion
''Chalybion'' is a genus of blue mud dauber wasps in the family Sphecidae. ''Chalybion'' species nest in a wide range of natural and artificial cavities such as holes in wood, walls, plant stems, etc., where they typically provision their brood cells with paralyzed spiders. They also reuse old nests of other wasps like ''Trypoxylon'' and ''Sceliphron''. Species There are 49 described species of ''Chalybion'': * '' Chalybion accline'' (Kohl, 1918) * '' Chalybion ammophiloides'' Hensen, 1988 * '' Chalybion bengalense'' (Dahlbom, 1845) (Hawaii, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Socotra, South Africa; introduced in Italy) * '' Chalybion bocandei'' (Spinola, 1851) ** '' Chalybion bocandei bocandei'' (Spinola, 1851) (Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierre Leone) ** '' Chalybion bocandei aeronitens'' Hensen, 1988 (Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo) * ''Chalybion bonneti'' Leclercq, 1966 (Madagascar) * ''Chalybion californicum'' (de Saussure, 1867) – blue mud dauber (Nort ...
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