''Hedychrum'' is a large 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 color ...

s (the family

Chrysididae 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 ...

). With roughly 150 species, it is the second largest genus in the family; most species are from the

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, but they can be found in the

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, and

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regions. Their hosts are typically from the subfamily Philanthinae.

Selected European species

* '' Hedychrum aureicolle'' Mocsary, 1889 * '' Hedychrum chalybaeum'' Dahlbom, 1854 * '' Hedychrum gerstaeckeri'' Chevrier, 1869 * '' Hedychrum longicolle'' Abeille de Perrin, 1877 * '' Hedychrum luculentum'' Förster, 1853 * '' Hedychrum mavromoustakisi'' Trautmann, 1929 * '' Hedychrum micans'' Lucas, 1849 * '' Hedychrum niemelai'' Linsenmaier, 1959 * '' Hedychrum nobile'' Scopoli, 1763 * '' Hedychrum rufipes'' R. du Buysson, 1893 * '' Hedychrum rutilans'' Dahlbom, 1854 (syn. ''Hedychrum intermedium'') * '' Hedychrum tobiasi'' Kilimnik, 1993 * '' Hedychrum virens'' Dahlbom, 1854 * '' Hedychrum viridilineolatum'' Kilimnik, 1993

Gallery

Hedychrum nobile MHNT profil.jpg, '' Hedychrum nobile'' Hedychrum intermedium 01.JPG, '' Hedychrum rutilans''

References

Biolib
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3129353 Hymenoptera genera Hymenoptera of Europe Chrysidinae Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille