''Chrysura refulgens'' is a species 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 color ...
s (insects in the family Chrysididae).
Description
''Chrysura refulgens'' can reach a length of . It is one of the largest South European ''Chrysura''. Head and chest are metallic bluish, while the abdomen is metallic golden-red.
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Biology
''Chrysura refulgens'' fly from May to July. The larvae live as parasites of ''Osmia bicolor
''Osmia bicolor'', the two-coloured mason-bee, is a Palearctic species of bee in the genus ''Osmia''. It is outstanding amongst other megachilid bees in that it nests in empty snail shells.
Description
''Osmia bicolor'' females are small bees ...
'', ''Chalicodoma
''Chalicodoma'' is a subgenus of the bee genus ''Megachile'' in the family Megachilidae.
Species
* '' Megachile albocristata''
* '' Megachile albonotata''
* '' Megachile alborufa''
* '' Megachile apennina''
* '' Megachile atrocastanea''
* '' M ...
'' species and ''Anthidium
''Anthidium'' is a genus of bees often called carder or potter bees, who do not cut leaves, but use conifer resin, plant hairs, mud, or a mix of them to build nests. Like other members of the family Megachilidae (most of which are called "leafcut ...
'' species.[
]
Distribution
These wasps can be found in most of Europe, in the North East and in North Africa.[ Fauna europaea]
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References
Chrysidinae
Insects described in 1806
Hymenoptera of Europe
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